PABLO PICASSO | Nature morte sur un guéridon

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

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Supplément aux années 1920 à 1922, vol. XXX, Paris, 1975, no. 382, illustrated pl. 124

Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is hinged at the upper left and upper right corners of its verso. The left, top and right edges are deckled and the bottom edge is cut. The sheet is slightly dirty. A number of small tears are present along the right edge, the longest of which measures 1/2 inch in length. Assorted nicks to the left, top and right edges. Minor creases extend across the top right and bottom left corners. Additional crease extending from the center of the right edge. A few scattered stains, most notably to the right of the guitar and toward the top left corner. This work is in good condition.
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