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Lot Essay
Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Sonia
signed and dated 'Picasso 10.7.65' (lower right) and inscribed 'Pour Sonia' (upper centre)
felt-tip pen on paper
11¾ x 10 5/8 in. (30 x 27 cm.)
Executed on 10 July 1965 on a page from H. Parmelin, Picasso: les dames de Mougins, Paris, 1964; this work is dedicated to the second wife of George Orwell, Sonia Orwell, née Bronwell (1918-1980)
Sonia
signed and dated 'Picasso 10.7.65' (lower right) and inscribed 'Pour Sonia' (upper centre)
felt-tip pen on paper
11¾ x 10 5/8 in. (30 x 27 cm.)
Executed on 10 July 1965 on a page from H. Parmelin, Picasso: les dames de Mougins, Paris, 1964; this work is dedicated to the second wife of George Orwell, Sonia Orwell, née Bronwell (1918-1980)
Provenance
Sonia Orwell, a gift from the artist on 10 July 1965.
Hilary Spurling, by whom acquired as a gift from the above.
Anonymous sale, Bloomsbury Auctions, London, 20 April 2011, lot 619.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Hilary Spurling, by whom acquired as a gift from the above.
Anonymous sale, Bloomsbury Auctions, London, 20 April 2011, lot 619.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.