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Lot 220 THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS COLLECTOR
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Portrait de Bernhard Geiser
Closed28 February 2018
Price Realised
GBP 20,000
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Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Claude Ruiz Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
In the present drawing from 1957, Picasso depicts his friend Bernhard Geiser in a manner that is colourful and energetic, yet unambiguously clear. By emphasising Geiser’s facial features, the composition almost becomes like a well-meant caricature, through which Picasso wants to capture his light-hearted friendship with the Swiss art historian who had published the catalogue raisonné of the artist's graphic work.
Claude Ruiz Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
In the present drawing from 1957, Picasso depicts his friend Bernhard Geiser in a manner that is colourful and energetic, yet unambiguously clear. By emphasising Geiser’s facial features, the composition almost becomes like a well-meant caricature, through which Picasso wants to capture his light-hearted friendship with the Swiss art historian who had published the catalogue raisonné of the artist's graphic work.