Live Auction 1132Impressionist/Modern Works on Paper
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 179

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Tête d'homme jovial

Closed19 June 2013

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GBP 12,500

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête d'homme jovial
signed, dated and inscribed 'Para mis amigos Manuel y René Pallarés 21.9.69.Picasso' (on the reverse)
felt-tip pen on the back of a photograph of Picasso with Manuel Pallarés and his son René
11 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (29.7 x 23.8 cm.)
Executed on 21 September 1969

Manuel & René Pallarés, a gift from the artist.
Anonymous sale, Ansorena, Madrid, 16 December 2000, lot 114.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 23 June 2005, lot 501.
Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner; sale, Christie's, New York, 2 May 2012, lot 226.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

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

Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.