Mixed media . Gouache, watercolor, pen and ink. Signd in the lower left. On wove paper. 24.8 x 32.1 cm. , size of sheet.
- An important work from his early years in Paris. - Archaic classicism as a decisive step toward Picasso’s radical reinvention of the figure. - The pivotal year of 1905: Created during the transition from the melancholic Blue Period to the brighter, more poetic imagery of the Rose Period. - Diverse, masterfully executed figure studies reveal Picasso’s artistic creative process as well as motifs that recur in central works such as “Femme à l’éventail” (1905). - Significant provenance: From the renowned collection of art patron Robert von Hirsch (1883-1977).
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Paloma Ruiz-Picasso and Diana Widmaier-Ruiz-Picasso, Comité Picasso, Paris, dated September 17, 2025.
LITERATURE: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, The Robert von Hirsch Collection, June 27, 1978, lot 856 (illustrated in color). Sotheby's, London, Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, From the Collection of The British Rail Pension Fund, April 4, 1989, lot 23 (illustrated in color). Sotheby's, London, Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Part I, June 27, 1995, lot 25 (illustrated in color). Sotheby's, London, Impressionist & Modern Works on Paper, June 22, 2004, lot 450 (illustrated in color).

Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Works from a British Collection, The Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, March-May 1986, cat. no. 35, p. 98 (illustrated) The Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, The University of Texas, Austin, September-November 1986; Castle Museum, Norwich, England, October-November 1987, cat. no. 17

Robert von Hirsch (1883-1977), Basel. Estate of Robert von Hirsch, Basel (until 1978, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co.). British Rail Pension Fund Collection (until 1989, Sotheby’s). Private collection (until 1995, Sotheby’s). Private collection (acquired from the above, until 2004, Sotheby’s). Private collection (acquired from the above)

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