PABLO PICASSO | DÉCORS, PLANS, DRAPEAU RÉPUBLIQUE ESPAGNOLE/FRANÇAISE - RECTO AND VERSO

PABLO PICASSO (1881 - 1973)
DÉCORS, PLANS, DRAPEAU RÉPUBLIQUE ESPAGNOLE/FRANÇAISE - RECTO AND VERSO

dated 1 novembre 44 (upper right) - recto and verso
gouache and pencil on paper - recto
pencil on paper - verso
Sheet: 30.3 by 40.5cm., 11⅞ by 15⅞in.
Framed: 49 by 58.5cm., 19¼ by 23 in.
Executed on 1st November 1944.

Condition Report:
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, and sandwiched in the mount so that both recto and verso are visible. The upper edge is serrated. Both sides are slightly time-stained and there are some minor horizontal creases to the upper and lower edges. There are some minuscule, barely visible, paint losses to some of the thicker purple pigments on the recto. There is some surface dirt and handling marks in places. This work is in overall good condition.

Provenance:
Estate of the artist

Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)