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Pablo Picasso’s ‘Deux personnages (La Lecture)’

London | June 2015

Central to Pablo Picasso’s ‘Deux personnages (La Lecture)’ is the artist’s young lover and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter. During the early 1930s Picasso’s love affair with her translated into one of the most creative periods of his career. Simon Stock discusses this iconic canvas to be sold in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 24 June 2015.

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

24 June 2015 | 7:00 PM BST | London

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