PABLO PICASSO | Homme a la guitare

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

Venice, Centro di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi, Picasso, Opere dal 1895 al 1971 dalla Collezione Marina Picasso, 1981, no. 101
Munich, Haus der Kunst; Cologne, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle; Frankfurt, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut & Zurich, Kunsthaus, Pablo Picasso. Eine Ausstellung zum hundertsten Geburtstag. Werke aus der Sammlung Marina Picasso, 1981-82, no. 84
Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art & Kyoto, Municipal Museum, Picasso: Masterpieces from Marina Picasso Collection and from Museums in U.S.A. and U.S.S.R., 1983, no. 84
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria & Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Picasso, 1984, no. 53
Céret, Musée d'art moderne de Céret, Picasso: Dessins et papiers collés, Céret 1911-1913, 1997, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Pablo Picasso Metamorphoses. Works from 1898 to 1973 from the Marina Picasso Collection, 2002, no. 33, illustrated in the catalogue

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, supplément aux années 1910 à 1913, Paris, 1947, vol. XXVII, no. 212, illustrated p. 95 (with incorrect medium)
Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso Cubisme: 1907-1917, Paris, 1990, no. 934, illustrated p. 331 (titled Tête-guitare oscillante & dating from 1913)

Executed on beige laid cardboard, not laid down and hinged at upper left and upper right corners. The cardboard bows very lightly and the lower left corner upturns slightly. There are remnants from a previous mounting method to the lower right and left corners of the verso. The edges are slightly rough, consistent with the cardboard medium. There is light studio staining throughout the background of the composition. The medium is well preserved and strong. This work is in good condition. .
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