Live Auction 15930Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 101 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, ROME

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Para Paco

Closed21 June 2018

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GBP 37,500

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Para Paco
signed, dated and inscribed 'PARA PACO Picasso el 3.2.59.' (upper left)
coloured crayon on paper
10 3/4 x 8 in. (27.2 x 20.3 cm.)
Drawn on 3 February 1959

Paco Muñoz, Nîmes, a gift from the artist on 3 February 1959.
Galerie Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in the early 1960s.

Specialist note

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

Claude Ruiz Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

The present work is likely dedicated to Paco Muñoz, one of Picasso's friends who lived in Nîmes and was also of Spanish origin.