Femme à la guitare

Details

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Femme à la guitare
signed 'P.Ruiz Picasso' (upper right)
wax crayon and charcoal on paper
11¼ x 5 7/8 in. (28.8 x 14.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1898-1900

Provenance

Harry Abrams, New York, by whom possibly acquired directly from the artist in 1938.
Harry & Bernadine Scherman, a gift from the above in 1938.
Thomas Scherman, by descent from the above.
John Jae Jones, by descent from the above in 1979.
Wurlitzer Bruch, New York.
Geraldo Modern, Sao Paulo and, thence by descent to the present owner.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

This work is sold with a photo-certificate from Claude Picasso.

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