PABLO PICASSO | Les Comédiens (Études pour "Les Noces de pierrette")

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

Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet has been hinged to a mount at 8 places along all four edges of its verso. There is a repaired loss and associated tear to the sheet in the lower center of the right edge. There is an one-inch repaired tear in the upper center of the sheet. There is a semi-circular tear measuring about two and a half inches in diameter around the upper right corner. There is a quarter-inch tear in the center of the bottom edge. The work is time-stained overall and in good condition.
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Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.