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Property Formerly in the Collection of Douglas Cooper
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
L'Atelier
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
L'Atelier
signed ‘Picasso’ (lower left); dated and numbered ‘28.10.55. II’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 21 5⁄8 in. (73 x 54.9 cm.)
Painted in Cannes on 28 October 1955
L'Atelier
signed ‘Picasso’ (lower left); dated and numbered ‘28.10.55. II’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 21 5⁄8 in. (73 x 54.9 cm.)
Painted in Cannes on 28 October 1955
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris (Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler), Paris.
Douglas Cooper, London and Argilliers (from whom stolen, 18 October 1974).
Perls Galleries, New York.
Davlyn Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 27 September 1986).
Takashimaya, Osaka (acquired from the above).
Private collection, Japan (acquired from the above, May 1989, then by descent).
Bequest from the above to the current holder, 23 June 2025.
Please note that the present work is being offered for sale pursuant to a settlement agreement, facilitated by the Art Loss Register, between the current holder and the Estate of Billy-McCarty Cooper. The settlement agreement resolves the dispute over ownership of the work and title will pass to the successful bidder.
Douglas Cooper, London and Argilliers (from whom stolen, 18 October 1974).
Perls Galleries, New York.
Davlyn Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 27 September 1986).
Takashimaya, Osaka (acquired from the above).
Private collection, Japan (acquired from the above, May 1989, then by descent).
Bequest from the above to the current holder, 23 June 2025.
Please note that the present work is being offered for sale pursuant to a settlement agreement, facilitated by the Art Loss Register, between the current holder and the Estate of Billy-McCarty Cooper. The settlement agreement resolves the dispute over ownership of the work and title will pass to the successful bidder.
Literature
J. Richardson, “Picasso’s Ateliers and Other Recent Works” in The Burlington Magazine, vol. 99, no. 651, June 1957, p. 186, no. 3 (illustrated, p. 187).
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1963, vol. 16, no. 489 (illustrated, pl. 166).
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1963, vol. 16, no. 489 (illustrated, pl. 166).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Louise Leiris, Picasso: Peintures, 1955-1956, March-April 1957, no. 5 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Perls Galleries, Léger, Picasso, April-August 1986.
Hokkaido Hakodate Museum of Art, Picasso, August-September 1987, p. 130, no. 94 (illustrated in color).
Tokyo, Fuji Television Gallery, Picasso, October-November 1987, no. 16 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Perls Galleries, Léger, Picasso, April-August 1986.
Hokkaido Hakodate Museum of Art, Picasso, August-September 1987, p. 130, no. 94 (illustrated in color).
Tokyo, Fuji Television Gallery, Picasso, October-November 1987, no. 16 (illustrated).
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