PABLO PICASSO | Étude pour une grappe de raisins

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

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1912 à 1917, vol. II**, Paris, 1942, no. 818, illustrated pl. 350

Executed on cream-colored laid paper that has been irregularly cut. The paper has been hinged to to a foam board at several places on its verso and the foam board is adhered to another mount. The sheet is undulating slightly, due to the mounting method. There are two diagonal creases running through the top half of the composition. There is a three-inch long crease toward the center of the upper edge. There is a quarter-inch long tear in the left half of the upper edge. There are three diagonal creases running across the lower half of the paper. There is a half-inch long repaired tear to the bottom edge. There are four artist pinholes toward the center of the upper edge, three artist pinholes toward the upper right edge, and two artist pinholes in the lower right corner. The paper is slightly time-struck. The work is in good condition.
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