Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Femme assise, robe bleue

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Femme assise, robe bleue
signed and dated 'Picasso 25.10.39.' (lower left); dated again and inscribed '25.10.39. Royan' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 23 5/8 in. (73 x 60 cm.)
Painted on 25 October 1939

Provenance

Paul Rosenberg & Co., Paris and Bordeaux (acquired from the artist).
Confiscated in Bordeaux, 1940, and transferred to the German Embassy, Paris; transferred to the Jeu de Paume, 6th September 1941 (Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg inventory number PR 19); returned to the Möbel-Aktion and intended for transfer by train from Paris to the Nazi depot, Nikolsburg, Moravia, 1 August 1944.
Seized by the French Resistance; restituted by the Commission de Récuperation to Paul Rosenberg.
G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh (acquired from the above); Estate sale, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 23-24 March 1966, lot 68.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired at the above sale).
Private collection, Rome (acquired from the above by the family of the owner, circa 1968); sale, Christie's, London, 21 June 2011, lot 49.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

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