PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. An excellent vintage signed 3 x 4.5 (7 x 11.5 cm) photograph incorporating an original drawing by Picasso, the image depicting the artist in a full-length pose, wearing a pair of white shorts and sandals, standing second in-line alongside two unidentified ladies and a gentleman, and, at the back of the line, Picasso's eldest child, Paulo Picasso can be seen. The five appear to be standing on a small outdoor stage in what appears to be a restaurant, with a number of empty tables and chairs in the background. Signed ('Picasso') in blue fountain pen ink with his surname only at the base of the image. To a clear area at the head of the image Picasso has added a charming, small ink drawing of a dove in flight. A rare and desirable signed photograph. Some very light surface creasing and minor age wear, about VG For Picasso the dove was both an important political symbol and a personal one, and in 1949 he created the lithograph Dove ('La Colombe') in an edition of 50 and 5 artist's proofs. The image, of a white dove on a black background, is widely considered to be a symbol of peace and was used to illustrate a poster at the 1949 Paris Peace Congress. The dove illustrated in the lithograph was actually a Milanese pigeon which had been presented as a gift to Picasso by his friend and fellow artist Henri Matisse.Provenance: The photograph is accompanied by a Picasso Authentication certificate issued and signed by Claude Ruiz-Picasso dated at Geneva, 25th April 2022.