Live Auction 5413Impressionist/Modern Art
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 1

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Sonia

Closed27 June 2014

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GBP 16,250

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Sonia
signed and dated 'Picasso 10.7.65' (lower right) and inscribed 'Pour Sonia' (upper centre)
felt-tip pen on paper
11¾ x 10 5/8 in. (30 x 27 cm.)
Executed on 10 July 1965 on a page from H. Parmelin, Picasso: les dames de Mougins, Paris, 1964; this work is dedicated to the second wife of George Orwell, Sonia Orwell, née Bronwell (1918-1980)

Sonia Orwell, a gift from the artist on 10 July 1965.
Hilary Spurling, by whom acquired as a gift from the above.
Anonymous sale, Bloomsbury Auctions, London, 20 April 2011, lot 619.
Acquired from the above 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.