Lot 206
  • 206

PABLO PICASSO | Jours d'été, Cannes

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Jours d'été, Cannes
  • signed Picasso and dated le 11.8.57. Cannes (lower centre); dedicated Pour le Dr Robert (top centre)
  • pastel on paper
  • 18.4 by11.8cm., 7 1/4 by 4 3/4 in.
  • Executed on 11th August 1957 in Cannes.

Provenance

Dr. Robert (a gift from the artist)
Private Collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

This work is executed on the frontispiece of the book by Jamie Sabartés, Picasso, Portraits et Souvenirs, published in 1946. The sheet is adhered to the mount at the centre with a rectangular support, and is floating. The sheet is lightly time-stained, and is gently undulating. This work is in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.