Lot Essay
This work is executed on a facsimile of Scène mythologique: Peut-être la convoitise d'Agamemnon pour Briséis, reflecting Picasso’s intense engagement and lifelong interest with classical mythology.
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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Esquisse
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Esquisse
signed, dated and inscribed 'Pour Norman Granz son ami Picasso le 29.8.69.' (lower centre)
orange felt-tip pen on facsimilie of Scène mythologique: Peut-être la convoitise d'Agamemnon pour Briséis
24 x 16 ½ in. (61.7 x 41.8 cm.)
Executed on 29 August 1969
Esquisse
signed, dated and inscribed 'Pour Norman Granz son ami Picasso le 29.8.69.' (lower centre)
orange felt-tip pen on facsimilie of Scène mythologique: Peut-être la convoitise d'Agamemnon pour Briséis
24 x 16 ½ in. (61.7 x 41.8 cm.)
Executed on 29 August 1969
Provenance
Norman Granz, Geneva, a gift from the artist on 29 August 1969, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, New York, 14 May 2019, lot 233.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Further details
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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