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Heroes & Lovers: Property of a Distinguished Collector
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tête de femme
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tête de femme
signed 'Picasso' (upper left) and dated '17.10.39.' (lower right); dated again and inscribed 'Royan 17.10.39. - 9.3.40.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 19 7⁄8 in. (61 x 50.5 cm.)
Painted in Royan on 17 October 1939 and 9 March 1940
Tête de femme
signed 'Picasso' (upper left) and dated '17.10.39.' (lower right); dated again and inscribed 'Royan 17.10.39. - 9.3.40.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 19 7⁄8 in. (61 x 50.5 cm.)
Painted in Royan on 17 October 1939 and 9 March 1940
Provenance
Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York (acquired from the artist, 31 December 1946).
Burton and Emily Tremaine, Meriden, Connecticut (acquired from the above, 1947).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 4 November 1986).
Marisa del Re Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 6 January 1987).
Private collection, Europe (circa 1990); sale, Sotheby's, Paris, 30 May 2012, lot 16.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Burton and Emily Tremaine, Meriden, Connecticut (acquired from the above, 1947).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 4 November 1986).
Marisa del Re Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 6 January 1987).
Private collection, Europe (circa 1990); sale, Sotheby's, Paris, 30 May 2012, lot 16.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
"Show of New Picassos" in MKR's Art Outlook, vol. 1, no. 30, 3 February 1947, pp. 4 and 6 (illustrated; titled Jeune fille au chapeau).
B. Wolf, "Post-War Picasso" in The Art Digest, 1 February 1947, p. 16 (titled Jeune fille au chapeau).
R.M. Coates, "The Art Galleries" in The New Yorker, vol. 22, no. 51, 8 February 1947, p. 67 (titled Jeune fille au chapeau).
“Spring Viewings” in Vogue, 1 April 1947, p. 168 (illustrated in situ in the 1947 exhibition).
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1958, vol. 9, no. 387, pl. 183 (illustrated).
A. Baldassari, ed., Picasso: Life with Dora Maar, Love and War, 1935-1945, exh. cat., Musée Picasso, Paris, p. 238, fig. 108 (illustrated in situ in Villa Les Voiliers, Royan).
J. Richardson, A Life of Picasso: The Minotaur Years, 1933-1943, New York, 2021, p. 204 (illustrated in situ in Villa Les Voiliers, Royan).
B. Wolf, "Post-War Picasso" in The Art Digest, 1 February 1947, p. 16 (titled Jeune fille au chapeau).
R.M. Coates, "The Art Galleries" in The New Yorker, vol. 22, no. 51, 8 February 1947, p. 67 (titled Jeune fille au chapeau).
“Spring Viewings” in Vogue, 1 April 1947, p. 168 (illustrated in situ in the 1947 exhibition).
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1958, vol. 9, no. 387, pl. 183 (illustrated).
A. Baldassari, ed., Picasso: Life with Dora Maar, Love and War, 1935-1945, exh. cat., Musée Picasso, Paris, p. 238, fig. 108 (illustrated in situ in Villa Les Voiliers, Royan).
J. Richardson, A Life of Picasso: The Minotaur Years, 1933-1943, New York, 2021, p. 204 (illustrated in situ in Villa Les Voiliers, Royan).
Exhibited
New York, Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New Paintings by Picasso, January-February 1947 (titled Jeune fille au chapeau).
Avignon, Palais des Papes, Picasso au Palais des Papes, 25 ans après, May-October 1995, pp. 70-71 (illustrated; titled Jeune femme au chapeau (Dora Maar)).
Avignon, Palais des Papes, Picasso au Palais des Papes, 25 ans après, May-October 1995, pp. 70-71 (illustrated; titled Jeune femme au chapeau (Dora Maar)).
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