Pablo Picasso

Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)

Both works are executed on cream wove paper. Neither sheet has been laid down but each is attached at its respective four corners to the mat. Additionally: (I) There is a repaired crease to the upper left corner (1/4 in long) and a further 1 inch crease to the center of the composition. There are indentations to the surface from the artist drawing on another sheet placed on top of this sheet. There is numbering to the reverse of the sheet in the lower left corner which is lightly visible from the front. VI: There are indentations to the surface from the artist drawing on another sheet placed on top of this sheet. Minor handling surface dirt to lower right and upper right corners. Minor handling creasing to lower left edge and along top edge. Spot of foxing to lower center. There is numbering to the reverse of the sheet in the upper left corner which is lightly visible from the front. Both works have very minor time fading and are in overall very good condition.
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