Live Auction 17155Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper Sale
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 235 A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP: PICASSO FROM THE COLLECTION OF NORMAN AND GRETE GRANZ

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Couple

Closed14 May 2019

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USD 16,250

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Couple
signed, dated and dedicated 'PARA mon ami Norman Granz Picasso le 14.6.69.' (along the left and upper edges)
black felt-tip pen on paper
8 ½ x 6 1/8 in. (21.5 x 15.8 cm.)
Drawn on 14 June 1969

Norman Granz, Geneva (gift from the artist, June 1969).
By descent from the above to the present owner.

Specialist note

Maya Widmaier-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
The present work is drawn on the frontispiece of Doble ensayo sobre Picasso, written by Josep Palau i Fabre and published by Gustavo Gili in 1968.