Lot Essay
This self-portrait was made on the occasion of the publication of the book la glace à 2 faces by Pierre Mac Orlan, Paris 1957. Picasso's photograph and his self portrait are illustrated on pp. 124 and 125.
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Self portrait
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Self portrait
signed and dated '23.6.55 Picasso' (lower left)
ink on cardboard
155/8 x 12½in. (39.7 x 31.8cm.)
Executed on 23 June 1955
Self portrait
signed and dated '23.6.55 Picasso' (lower left)
ink on cardboard
155/8 x 12½in. (39.7 x 31.8cm.)
Executed on 23 June 1955
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Vincent Price.
T. W. Bresler (1968).
Selected Artists Galleries, New York.
T. W. Bresler (1968).
Selected Artists Galleries, New York.
Literature
P. M. Orlan & M. Cot, La glace à deux faces, Bellegarde-Vichy 1957, p. 127 (illustrated).
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