Pablo Picasso

Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso collects ion
Private collects ion (acquired from the above; sale: Replica Shoes 's, London, 8th February 2006, lot 139)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Venice, 1981, both illustrated in the catalogue 
Munich & travelling, 1981-82, both illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo & Kyoto, 1983, both illustrated in the catalogue
Melbourne & Sydney, 1984, illustrated in the catalogue
London, 1988, illustrated in the catalogue
Barcelona & Bern, 1992, both illustrated in the catalogue, recto illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, 1999, illustrated in the catalogue
New York & Geneva, 2001-02

Glimcher & Glimcher (ed.), no. 9 (Jeune fille), illustrated in colour p. 25 & no. 6 (Saltimbanque), illustrated p. 23

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at intervals along all four edges, with the recto floating in the mount. There are two perforation lines to the centre of the sheet, with several binding holes and associated flattened creases between, instrinsic to the nature of the support. The left perforation line has been supported with a very thin tissue paper and the right perforation line is also supported towards the lower edge. There is a minor nick to the centre of the lower edge on the binding crease and a further tiny nick to the left of the upper edge. Apart from a 2 cm. flattened crease to the lower left corner and some light t.mes staining to the extreme edges of the sheet, this work is in good condition. Colours: Overall accurate, although the red tones are slightly more subtle and the paper tone is slightly warmer in the original.
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