Original ink on laid paper signed 'Picasso' in the upper left below the date 5.12.50. Underneath the date is the Roman numeral 'III' (3). Image shows a perched bird beside a woman’s face with a flowering branch emerging from the ground below them, sketched in black ink. It is done in the modernist style associated with Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1882 -1973). It is a variation on Picasso’s “Visage de la Paix III†lithograph. En verso there is a note written in largely illegible Spanish script at the top of the page and the number '1800' in the bottom right corner. The paper is watermarked with an eagle within a circle in the center of the page. The page measures approx. 7' x 10.5'.

Finger Lakes Auction has been commissioned to liquidate a collection of Fine Art from a Prominent European Collector and Dealer. This is one of the pieces from that collection. This item is being sold “as isâ€. Unless otherwise noted authenticity has not been firmly established.

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Provenance:
This piece comes from a Prominent European Collector of Fine Art.
Dimensions:
Approx 7' x 10.5'
Circa:
1950

Paper shows sings of age. Various shades of toning throughout. Minor creases, bumps and folds primarily around the edges. The paper was likely folded into quarters and stored for a period of time. The image and signature are clear, crisp and show very well.