Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Paloma

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Paloma
dated '15.4 54.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 x 25 1/2 in. (81.3 x 64.8 cm.)
Painted on 15 April 1954

Special Notice
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Provenance
The artist's estate.
Jacqueline Roque-Picasso.
Catherine Hutin-Blay, by descent from the above.
Pace Wildenstein, New York.
Gianni Versace, by whom acquired from the above; his sale, Sotheby's, London, 7 December 1999, lot 23.
Private collection, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent.
A gift from the above to the present owner.

Saleroom Notice
Please note that Maya Widmaier-Picasso and Claude Picasso have confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Pre-Lot Text
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