Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Nu

Details

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Nu
dated and numbered '10.12.71.VIII' (upper right)
pencil and red wax crayon on paper
12 x 9.5/8 in. (31 x 24.5 cm.)
Drawn on 10 December 1971

Literature

S. Jesurum, "Picasso Satanasso," Sette: Corriere della Sera, Italy, no. 39, 26 September 1996 (illustrated, p. 109).
"Zu den Bildern dieser Beilage," Die Zeit, Literatur, Hamburg, no. 43, 17 October 1997, p. 2 (illustrated, p. 22).

Lot Essay

As John Richardson points out in the introduction to this catalogue, the nude, representing Jacqueline, is seen in front of a causeuse, an aspidistra-topped circular sofa commonly found in turn-of-the-century brothels. See also lots 472-474, 477, 479 and 480.