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PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA ESTATE: FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DOUGLAS COOPER
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Paquet de tabac, vase à fleurs, journal, verre, bouteille
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Paquet de tabac, vase à fleurs, journal, verre, bouteille
signed and dated 'Picasso 18' (lower right)
oil and sand on canvas
18 ¼ x 18 1⁄8 in. (46.3 x 46 cm.)
Painted in Paris in 1918
Paquet de tabac, vase à fleurs, journal, verre, bouteille
signed and dated 'Picasso 18' (lower right)
oil and sand on canvas
18 ¼ x 18 1⁄8 in. (46.3 x 46 cm.)
Painted in Paris in 1918
Provenance
Galerie L'Effort Moderne [Léonce Rosenberg], Paris (photo no. 264⁄6103), by 1920.
with Whitney Studio Galleries, New York, in 1923.
Galerie Paul Rosenberg, Paris (photo no. 503).
Dr Gottlieb Friedrich & Erna Reber (née Sander), Lugano & Lausanne, by whom acquired from the above on 11 February 1924, and until at least 1932.
Dr Herbert Tannenbaum, Amsterdam.
Galerie Pierre [Pierre Loeb], Paris (no. 1105), by whom acquired from the above on 11 October 1937.
Douglas Cooper, London, Argilliers & Monaco, by whom acquired from the above in May 1938.
William A. McCarthy-Cooper, by descent from the above, and thence by descent.
Acquired from the above by the late owner in 1992.
with Whitney Studio Galleries, New York, in 1923.
Galerie Paul Rosenberg, Paris (photo no. 503).
Dr Gottlieb Friedrich & Erna Reber (née Sander), Lugano & Lausanne, by whom acquired from the above on 11 February 1924, and until at least 1932.
Dr Herbert Tannenbaum, Amsterdam.
Galerie Pierre [Pierre Loeb], Paris (no. 1105), by whom acquired from the above on 11 October 1937.
Douglas Cooper, London, Argilliers & Monaco, by whom acquired from the above in May 1938.
William A. McCarthy-Cooper, by descent from the above, and thence by descent.
Acquired from the above by the late owner in 1992.
Literature
M. Raynal, Les Maîtres du Cubisme, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1920, no. 34 (illustrated; titled 'Nature morte').
R.G. de la Serna, ‘Le Toréador de la peinture’ in Cahiers d’Art, vol. 7, Paris, 1932 (illustrated; titled 'Nature morte à la bouteille').
J. Cassou, Picasso, Paris, 1940, no. 94, p. 166 (illustrated p. 94; titled 'Still Life with a Bunch of Flowers').
E. Azcoaga, El Cubismo, Barcelona, 1949, no. 11, p. 35 (illustrated pl. 11; titled 'Bodegón con una botella').
J.A. Gaya-Nuño, Picasso, Barcelona, 1950, no. 23, p. 33 (illustrated pl. 23; titled 'Bodegón con una botella').
J. Richardson, ‘Au Château des Cubistes’ in L’Oeil, Revue d'Art, no. 4, 15 April 1955, p. 20 (titled 'Nature morte aux Guirlandes').
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 3, Oeuvres de 1917 à 1919, Paris, 1955, no. 142 (illustrated pl. 50).
L. Blanch, 'The Collectors: A Distillation of Taste, Douglas Cooper in Monte Carlo' in Architectural Digest, October 1980, pp. 100-101 (illustrated in-situ in Douglas Cooper's Monaco apartment).
Douglas Cooper und die Meister des Kubismus, exh. cat., Kunstmuseum, Basel, 1987, p. 21 (illustrated in-situ in Douglas Cooper's Château de Castille; titled 'Still leben mit Girlanden').
J. Palau i Fabre, Picasso, From the Ballets to Drama (1917-1926), Barcelona, 1999, no. 245, p. 494 (illustrated p. 94; titled 'Rococo Composition', with incorrect medium and provenance).
A. Clark & R. Calvocoressi, Irascible, The Combative Life of Douglas Cooper, Collector and Friend of Picasso, New Haven & London, 2025, p. 289 (illustrated in-situ in Douglas Cooper's Monaco apartment).
J. Richardson, A Life of Picasso, vol. III, The Triumphant Years, 1917-1931, London, 2007, pp. 75 & 517 (titled 'Rococo Composition').
A. Jozefacka & L. Mahler, 'Waiting for ‘Three musicians’: G.F. and Erna Reber’s first Picassos' in The Burlington Magazine, vol. CLXVII, no. 1471, October 2025, p. 969 (illustrated in-situ in the Rebers' Lugano residence).
R.G. de la Serna, ‘Le Toréador de la peinture’ in Cahiers d’Art, vol. 7, Paris, 1932 (illustrated; titled 'Nature morte à la bouteille').
J. Cassou, Picasso, Paris, 1940, no. 94, p. 166 (illustrated p. 94; titled 'Still Life with a Bunch of Flowers').
E. Azcoaga, El Cubismo, Barcelona, 1949, no. 11, p. 35 (illustrated pl. 11; titled 'Bodegón con una botella').
J.A. Gaya-Nuño, Picasso, Barcelona, 1950, no. 23, p. 33 (illustrated pl. 23; titled 'Bodegón con una botella').
J. Richardson, ‘Au Château des Cubistes’ in L’Oeil, Revue d'Art, no. 4, 15 April 1955, p. 20 (titled 'Nature morte aux Guirlandes').
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 3, Oeuvres de 1917 à 1919, Paris, 1955, no. 142 (illustrated pl. 50).
L. Blanch, 'The Collectors: A Distillation of Taste, Douglas Cooper in Monte Carlo' in Architectural Digest, October 1980, pp. 100-101 (illustrated in-situ in Douglas Cooper's Monaco apartment).
Douglas Cooper und die Meister des Kubismus, exh. cat., Kunstmuseum, Basel, 1987, p. 21 (illustrated in-situ in Douglas Cooper's Château de Castille; titled 'Still leben mit Girlanden').
J. Palau i Fabre, Picasso, From the Ballets to Drama (1917-1926), Barcelona, 1999, no. 245, p. 494 (illustrated p. 94; titled 'Rococo Composition', with incorrect medium and provenance).
A. Clark & R. Calvocoressi, Irascible, The Combative Life of Douglas Cooper, Collector and Friend of Picasso, New Haven & London, 2025, p. 289 (illustrated in-situ in Douglas Cooper's Monaco apartment).
J. Richardson, A Life of Picasso, vol. III, The Triumphant Years, 1917-1931, London, 2007, pp. 75 & 517 (titled 'Rococo Composition').
A. Jozefacka & L. Mahler, 'Waiting for ‘Three musicians’: G.F. and Erna Reber’s first Picassos' in The Burlington Magazine, vol. CLXVII, no. 1471, October 2025, p. 969 (illustrated in-situ in the Rebers' Lugano residence).
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Studio Galleries, The Spring Salon, May - June 1923 (illustrated; titled 'Still Life').
London, Roland, Browse & Delbanco, Currents of Post-Impressionism in France and England, July 1946, no. 4, p. 3 (titled 'Still Life with Garlands').
Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Picasso, Braque, Gris, Léger: Douglas Cooper Collecting Cubism, October - December 1990, no. 73, p. 35, 55 & 63 (illustrated fig. 2, p. xii; titled 'Still Life with Garlands'); this exhibition later travelled to Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, January - April 1991.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Picasso and American Art, September 2006 - January 2007, p. 387 (illustrated pl. 41, p. 92); this exhibition later travelled to San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art, February - May 2007; and Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, June - September 2007.
London, Tate Britain, Picasso & Modern British Art, February - July 2012, no. 57,. p. 230 (illustrated p. 117; titled 'Still Life with Garlands'); this exhibition later travelled to Edinburgh, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, August - November 2012.
London, Roland, Browse & Delbanco, Currents of Post-Impressionism in France and England, July 1946, no. 4, p. 3 (titled 'Still Life with Garlands').
Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Picasso, Braque, Gris, Léger: Douglas Cooper Collecting Cubism, October - December 1990, no. 73, p. 35, 55 & 63 (illustrated fig. 2, p. xii; titled 'Still Life with Garlands'); this exhibition later travelled to Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, January - April 1991.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Picasso and American Art, September 2006 - January 2007, p. 387 (illustrated pl. 41, p. 92); this exhibition later travelled to San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art, February - May 2007; and Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, June - September 2007.
London, Tate Britain, Picasso & Modern British Art, February - July 2012, no. 57,. p. 230 (illustrated p. 117; titled 'Still Life with Garlands'); this exhibition later travelled to Edinburgh, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, August - November 2012.
Brought to you by
Claudia Schürch
Senior Specialist