Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Mousquetaire et nu assis

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Mousquetaire et nu assis
signed 'Picasso' (lower right); dated '11.4.67' (on the reverse)
oil and Ripolin on canvas
51 1/4 x 37 7/8 in. (130 x 96.5 cm.)
Painted in Mougins on 11 April 1967

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Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (no. 01267).
Saidenberg Gallery, New York.
Private collection, New York.
Acquired from the above; sale, Christie's, London, 18 June 2007, lot 56.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Private collection, Europe.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

Literature
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 25, Oeuvres de 1965 à 1967, Paris, 1972, no. 334, n.p. (illustrated pl. 145).
Exh. cat., Picasso: Une nouvelle datation, Paris, 1990, p. 78 (illustrated).