Lot #1396: PABLO PICASSO - Tête de Minotaure - Sepia ink and brush and wash drawing on paper

 

Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881 - 1973).
Title: "Tête de Minotaure".
Medium: Sepia ink and brush and wash drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1944.
Dimensions: Overall size: 14 x 9 11/16 in. (356 x 246 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated lower right, recto; collector ink stamp and notary (?) ink stamp, verso; titled and identified in an unknown hand, verso. Painted on light cream wove watermarked "Basingwerk Parchment" paper. Very good to fine condition; crease in upper right corner; scattered ink remains, verso; minor compositional rippling; else fine. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): Ink drawings of Minotaurs by Picasso are rare. A work similar to our example is “Minotaur,” ink and brush and wash on paper, 9 15/16" x 13 3/4," 1934, sold for $150,400 (£91,250) including premium at Sotheby’s London, June 25, 2009, lot #156. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30296-2-160000]