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Pablo Picasso
[Tête de femme]
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- $7,000 - 9,000
$11,875
Lot Details
Ink drawing on the title page from André Level's Picasso, 1928.
1945
S. 10 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (26.4 x 18.1 cm)
Signed, dated, inscribed 'Paris 24 août 1945' and dedicated 'pour Lord' in ink, framed.
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Catalogue Essay
The dedication is to James Lord, an American writer and friend of Picasso's who wrote Picasso and Dora, 1993. He also wrote a biography of Alberto Giacometti in 1985 the result of 15 years' work.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish | B. 1881 D. 1973One of the most dominant and influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was a master of endless reinvention. While significantly contributing to the movements of Surrealism, Neoclassicism and Expressionism, he is best known for pioneering the groundbreaking movement of Cubism alongside fellow artist Georges Braque in the 1910s. In his practice, he drew on African and Iberian visual culture as well as the developments in the fast-changing world around him.Throughout his long and prolific career, the Spanish-born artist consistently pushed the boundaries of art to new extremes. Picasso's oeuvre is famously characterized by a radical diversity of styles, ranging from his early forays in Cubism to his Classical Period and his later more gestural expressionist work, and a diverse array of media including printmaking, drawing, ceramics and sculpture as well as theater sets and costumes designs.
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