Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP: PICASSO FROM THE COLLECTION OF NORMAN AND GRETE GRANZ
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Cinq personnages

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Cinq personnages
signed and dedicated 'Son Ami Picasso Pour Norman Granz' (along the left side) and dated '24.11.68.' (lower right)
brush and pen and India ink on paper
11 x 14 7/8 in. (28 x 37.8 cm.)
Executed on 24 November 1968
Provenance
Norman Granz, Geneva (gift from the artist, November 1968).
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1979.
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Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Cinq personnages is executed on the back of a script for the first act of Le cocu magnifique, a farcical play written by Belgian Fernand Crommelynck. Le cocu magnifique tells the story of Bruno, a village scribe who writes love letters for his uneducated fellow villagers. The story descends into chaos when Bruno’s wife is the recipient of these romantic gestures. In this work, Picasso translates the narrative onto the page with bold gestures of India ink.

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