Live Auction 2353Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 190

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Fleurs

Closed4 November 2010

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Fleurs
signed, dated and dedicated 'Picasso le 3.5.61. Pour Georges' (lower right)
colored wax crayons on toned paper
16½ x 10¾ in. (41.9 x 27.3 cm.)
Drawn on 3 May 1961

Private collection (gift from the artist).
Anon. (by descent from the above); sale, Christie's, London, 20 December 2006, lot 258.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

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

Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.

The present drawing was executed on the frontispiece of Picasso's Sketchbook, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, in 1960.