Lot Essay
Picasso brings together here the familiar cavalier from Rembrandt and other Dutch 17th century painters, and a prostitute from Degas's brothel series of monotypes, executed in 1879-1880.
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Mousquetaire et nu
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Mousquetaire et nu
dated '12. Octobre 72.' (upper right)
brush, India ink and gray wash on paper
23.1/8 x 31 in. (59 x 80 cm.)
Drawn on 12 October 1972
Mousquetaire et nu
dated '12. Octobre 72.' (upper right)
brush, India ink and gray wash on paper
23.1/8 x 31 in. (59 x 80 cm.)
Drawn on 12 October 1972
Literature
F. Fanelli, "Picasso's Oeuvre 105 Drawings Richer," The Art Newspaper, no. 62, September 1996 (illustrated, p. 24).