PABLO PICASSO | Étude pour "Lysistrata" (Divers personnages)

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

This work is in very good condition. Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is hinged at the upper left corner of its verso. The left and bottom edges are deckled, and the top and right edges are cut. There is a slight undulation to the sheet. A two inch flattened crease runs parallel to the bottom edge, toward the lower left corner.
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Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.