Pablo Picasso

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

Bern, Kunstmuseum, Der junge Picasso, Frühwerk und blaue Periode, 1984-85, no. 43, illustrated in the catalogue
Malaga, Museo Picasso, Picasso Horses, 2010, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1954, vol. VI: supplément aux volumes 1 à 5, nos. 138 & 206, illustrated pp. 18 & 26

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is hinged to the mount at two points along the upper edge. The sheet is time-stained with scattered media stains, handling marks and a few faint specks of foxing in places. Some flattened creases throughout, notably running diagonally in the lower right quadrant and across the lower left corner. There is a small tear running from the lower right edge. This work is in good overall condition.
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