Pablo Picasso Tête de faune

Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Tête de faune

signed Picasso, situated Cannes and dated le 6.5.57. (lower center); dedicated Pour M. Sy Fromm (upper center)
pastel on paper
20,7 x 14,5 cm; 8⅛ x 5¾ in.
Executed in Cannes on May 6, 1957.

This authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Picasso.
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Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Tête de faune

signé Picasso, situé Cannes et daté le 6.5.57. (en bas au centre); dédicacé Pour M. Sy Fromm (en haut au centre)
pastel sur papier
20,7 x 14,5 cm; 8⅛ x 5¾ in.
Exécuté à Cannes le 6 mai 1957.

L'authenticité de cette œuvre a été confirmée par le Comité Picasso.

Condition Report:
Executed on the frontispiece of a book. There is a fold to the upper right corner. There is mount staining to the edges. There are faint creases, marks and tiny surface stains indicative of age and handling. The sheet is slightly time stained. This work is in overall very good condition.

This work is sold unframed.

Catalogue Note:
© Succession Picasso, 2024.

Executed on the fontispiece to Picasso, a Study of his Work by Frank Elgar, London, 1956. Exécuté sur le frontispice de l'ouvrage Picasso, a Study of his Work de Frank Elgar, Londres, 1956.

Provenance:
M. Sy Fromm (gift from the artist)

Sotheby's, New York, 2 December 2014, lot 64

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner