Live Auction 15978Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 215

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Père Noël

Closed12 November 2018

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USD 137,500

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Père Noël
signed, dated and dedicated 'Picasso 24.12.59. pour Gilberte et Serge' (upper left)
colored wax crayons on paper
19 ½ x 13 3/8 in. (49.5 x 34 cm.)
Drawn on 24 December 1959

Gilberte Duclaud and Serge Chauby, Cannes (gift from the artist, December 1959).
Acquired by the family of the present owner, by 1970.

Specialist note

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

Picasso gifted the present work to Gilberte Duclaud and Serge Chauby on Christmas Eve 1959. Duclaud was the owner of Galerie 65 in Cannes, which held multiple exhibitions for the artist.