Tête d'homme jovial

Details

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête d'homme jovial
signed, dated and inscribed 'Para mis amigos Manuel y René Pallarés 21.9.69.Picasso' (on the reverse)
felt-tip pen on the back of a photograph of Picasso with Manuel Pallarés and his son René
11 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (29.7 x 23.8 cm.)
Executed on 21 September 1969

Provenance

Manuel & René Pallarés, a gift from the artist.
Anonymous sale, Ansorena, Madrid, 16 December 2000, lot 114.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 23 June 2005, lot 501.
Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner; sale, Christie's, New York, 2 May 2012, lot 226.
Acquired at the above sale by 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

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