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The Collection of Anne H. Bass
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
La leçon de dessin
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
La leçon de dessin
signed and dated 'Picasso 25' (upper left); dated again '6 Juin 1925' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
51 ¾ x 38 5⁄8 in. (131.5 x 98.1 cm.)
Painted on 6 June 1925
La leçon de dessin
signed and dated 'Picasso 25' (upper left); dated again '6 Juin 1925' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
51 ¾ x 38 5⁄8 in. (131.5 x 98.1 cm.)
Painted on 6 June 1925
Provenance
Galerie Paul Rosenberg, Paris (acquired from the artist, by June 1926).
Wildenstein & Co. Inc., New York (acquired from the above, 31 July 1930).
The Lefevre Gallery (Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd.), London (acquired from the above, 12 November 1930; half-share probably sold to M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, December 1930 and reacquired April 1933).
Paul Guillaume, Paris (acquired from the above, 10 July 1933).
Valentine Gallery, New York (acquired from the estate of the above, probably January 1936).
James B. Laughlin, New York (probably acquired from the above, January 1936); sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 25 October 1972, lot 63.
Galerie Berggruen et Cie., Paris.
Jorge de Brito, Lisbon.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above, 7 November 1974).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 28 August 1984.
Wildenstein & Co. Inc., New York (acquired from the above, 31 July 1930).
The Lefevre Gallery (Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd.), London (acquired from the above, 12 November 1930; half-share probably sold to M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, December 1930 and reacquired April 1933).
Paul Guillaume, Paris (acquired from the above, 10 July 1933).
Valentine Gallery, New York (acquired from the estate of the above, probably January 1936).
James B. Laughlin, New York (probably acquired from the above, January 1936); sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 25 October 1972, lot 63.
Galerie Berggruen et Cie., Paris.
Jorge de Brito, Lisbon.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above, 7 November 1974).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 28 August 1984.
Literature
C. Einstein, Die Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Berlin, 1931, pp. 327 and 638, no. 327.1 (illustrated; dated 1924 and titled Zeichnendes Kind).
"Gallery Notes" in The Art News, vol. XXIX, no. 19, 15 August 1931, p. 8 (illustrated; titled Enfant au buste).
M. Gieure, Initiation à l’oeuvre de Picasso, Paris, 1951, p. 334, no. 67 (illustrated; titled La leçon de peinture).
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1952, vol. 5, no. 421, pl. 169 (illustrated).
F. Elgar and R. Maillard, Picasso, Paris, 1955, p. 280 (illustrated).
P. Cabanne, Picasso: Pour le centenaire de sa naissance, Neuchâtel, 1981, pp. 124-125, no. 45 (illustrated).
P. Daix, Picasso créateur: La vie intime et l’oeuvre, Paris, 1987, pp. 199, 201 and 420, note 12.
J. Heilpern, "The Bass Reserve" in Vogue, December 1988, p. 348 (illustrated in situ in Anne Bass's home).
J. Sutherland Boggs et al., eds., Picasso and Things, exh. cat., The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1992, p. 199 (illustrated).
M. FitzGerald, Making Modernism: Picasso and the Creation of the Market for Twentieth-Century Art, New York, 1995, pp. 163 and 294, note 54.
J. Palau i Fabre, Picasso: From the Ballets to the Drama, Barcelona, 1999, pp. 444 and 521, no. 1581 (illustrated).
M. FitzGerald, Picasso: The Artist’s Studio, exh. cat., Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, 2001, pp. 35-36, fig. 18 (illustrated).
L. Madeline and V. Perdrisot-Cassan, eds., Picasso: 1932, exh. cat., Musée National Picasso, Paris, 2017, p. 226, no. 165.
"Gallery Notes" in The Art News, vol. XXIX, no. 19, 15 August 1931, p. 8 (illustrated; titled Enfant au buste).
M. Gieure, Initiation à l’oeuvre de Picasso, Paris, 1951, p. 334, no. 67 (illustrated; titled La leçon de peinture).
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1952, vol. 5, no. 421, pl. 169 (illustrated).
F. Elgar and R. Maillard, Picasso, Paris, 1955, p. 280 (illustrated).
P. Cabanne, Picasso: Pour le centenaire de sa naissance, Neuchâtel, 1981, pp. 124-125, no. 45 (illustrated).
P. Daix, Picasso créateur: La vie intime et l’oeuvre, Paris, 1987, pp. 199, 201 and 420, note 12.
J. Heilpern, "The Bass Reserve" in Vogue, December 1988, p. 348 (illustrated in situ in Anne Bass's home).
J. Sutherland Boggs et al., eds., Picasso and Things, exh. cat., The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1992, p. 199 (illustrated).
M. FitzGerald, Making Modernism: Picasso and the Creation of the Market for Twentieth-Century Art, New York, 1995, pp. 163 and 294, note 54.
J. Palau i Fabre, Picasso: From the Ballets to the Drama, Barcelona, 1999, pp. 444 and 521, no. 1581 (illustrated).
M. FitzGerald, Picasso: The Artist’s Studio, exh. cat., Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, 2001, pp. 35-36, fig. 18 (illustrated).
L. Madeline and V. Perdrisot-Cassan, eds., Picasso: 1932, exh. cat., Musée National Picasso, Paris, 2017, p. 226, no. 165.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Paul Rosenberg, Picasso: Oeuvres récentes, June-July 1926, p. 7, no. 54.
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Vingt-cinq peintres, cinq sculpteurs, March-April 1931.
London, The Lefevre Gallery (Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd.), Thirty Years of Picasso, June 1931, no. 28 (titled Enfant dessinant).
Paris, Galerie Georges Petit and Kunsthaus Zürich, Picasso: 1901-1932, June-November 1932, p. 55, no. 165 (Paris); p. 12, no. 161 (Zürich).
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-1972 (on extended loan).
Dallas Museum of Art, Picasso: Two Concurrent Retrospective Exhibitions, February-March 1967, p. 95, no. 42.
Minneapolis, Institute of Arts; Houston, The Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery and San Francisco Museum of Art, Picasso, Braque, Léger: Masterpieces from Swiss Collections, October 1975-May 1976, p. 13, no. 19 (illustrated).
Tokyo National Museum; Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art; Fukuoka Akarenga Cultural Center and Kyoto, National Museum of Modern Art, Picasso, October 1977-March 1978, no. 37 (illustrated).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Das Stillleben im 20. Jahrhundert, October 1978-February 1979, no. 82 (illustrated).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Picasso: A Centennial Selection, April-July 1981, p. 115, no. 17 (illustrated).
Vienna, Kulturamt der Stadt Wien, Picasso in Wien, November 1981-January 1982, no. 28 (illustrated).
Paris, Grand Palais and Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Pablo Picasso, September-November 1983, pp. 84-85 (illustrated).
Kunsthaus Zürich, Picasso by Picasso: His First Museum Exhibition 1932, October 2010-January 2011, pp. 236 and 273, nos. 53 and 161 (illustrated; illustrated again in situ in the 1932 exhibition).
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Vingt-cinq peintres, cinq sculpteurs, March-April 1931.
London, The Lefevre Gallery (Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd.), Thirty Years of Picasso, June 1931, no. 28 (titled Enfant dessinant).
Paris, Galerie Georges Petit and Kunsthaus Zürich, Picasso: 1901-1932, June-November 1932, p. 55, no. 165 (Paris); p. 12, no. 161 (Zürich).
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-1972 (on extended loan).
Dallas Museum of Art, Picasso: Two Concurrent Retrospective Exhibitions, February-March 1967, p. 95, no. 42.
Minneapolis, Institute of Arts; Houston, The Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery and San Francisco Museum of Art, Picasso, Braque, Léger: Masterpieces from Swiss Collections, October 1975-May 1976, p. 13, no. 19 (illustrated).
Tokyo National Museum; Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art; Fukuoka Akarenga Cultural Center and Kyoto, National Museum of Modern Art, Picasso, October 1977-March 1978, no. 37 (illustrated).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Das Stillleben im 20. Jahrhundert, October 1978-February 1979, no. 82 (illustrated).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Picasso: A Centennial Selection, April-July 1981, p. 115, no. 17 (illustrated).
Vienna, Kulturamt der Stadt Wien, Picasso in Wien, November 1981-January 1982, no. 28 (illustrated).
Paris, Grand Palais and Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Pablo Picasso, September-November 1983, pp. 84-85 (illustrated).
Kunsthaus Zürich, Picasso by Picasso: His First Museum Exhibition 1932, October 2010-January 2011, pp. 236 and 273, nos. 53 and 161 (illustrated; illustrated again in situ in the 1932 exhibition).
Présenté par
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale