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Heroes & Lovers: Property of a Distinguished Collector
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tête de femme (Dora Maar)
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tête de femme (Dora Maar)
signed 'Picasso' (lower left); dated '25 mai 41.' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
16 1⁄8 x 13 in. (40.9 x 33 cm.)
Painted on 25 May 1941
Tête de femme (Dora Maar)
signed 'Picasso' (lower left); dated '25 mai 41.' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
16 1⁄8 x 13 in. (40.9 x 33 cm.)
Painted on 25 May 1941
Provenance
Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York (acquired from the artist, 31 December 1946).
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (1947).
Lydia Winston Malbin and Harry Lewis Winston, Detroit and New York (acquired from the above, 12 November 1953, then by descent); sale, Christie’s, New York, 6 November 2007, lot 43.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (1947).
Lydia Winston Malbin and Harry Lewis Winston, Detroit and New York (acquired from the above, 12 November 1953, then by descent); sale, Christie’s, New York, 6 November 2007, lot 43.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
H. and S. Janis, Picasso: The Recent Years, New York, 1946, pl. 73 (illustrated).
“First Picasso Show in New York in 8 Years” in PM, vol. VII, no. 177, 14 January 1947, p. 10 (illustrated; titled Woman with Sheep's Skull).
E.A. Jewell, "Picasso Puts Spice into City Galleries" in The New York Times, vol. XCVI, no. 32,512, 29 January 1947, p. L23.
A. Frankfurter, ed., "Picasso: Late, Later, Latest" in Art News, vol. XLV, no. 12, February 1947, p. 20.
A.Z. Kruse, "Previews" in Pictures on Exhibit, vol. 9, no. 5, February 1947, p. 33 (illustrated).
B. Wolf, "Post-War Picasso" in The Art Digest, 1 February 1947, p. 16.
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1960, vol. 11, no. 144, pl. 58 (illustrated prior to signature).
D. Cooper, ed., Great Private Collections, New York, 1963, pp. 292-293 (illustrated).
B. Mancewicz, "Birmingham Woman Has Outstanding Collection of Futurists" in The Grand Rapids Press, 13 May 1973, p. 4-H (illustrated).
M.-L. Bernadac, ed., Picasso vu par Brassaï, exh. cat., Musée Picasso, Paris, 1987, p. 90 (illustrated in situ in the artist's studio).
A. Baldassari, ed., Picasso: Life with Dora Maar, Love and War, 1935-1945, exh. cat., Musée Picasso, Paris, 2006, p. 206, fig. 96 (illustrated in situ in the artist's studio).
C. Giménez, ed., Picasso: Black and White, exh. cat., Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2012, p. 17 (illustrated in situ in the artist's studio).
A. Temkin and A. Umland, eds., Picasso Sculpture, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2015, p. 185, fig. 4 (illustrated in situ in the artist's studio).
“First Picasso Show in New York in 8 Years” in PM, vol. VII, no. 177, 14 January 1947, p. 10 (illustrated; titled Woman with Sheep's Skull).
E.A. Jewell, "Picasso Puts Spice into City Galleries" in The New York Times, vol. XCVI, no. 32,512, 29 January 1947, p. L23.
A. Frankfurter, ed., "Picasso: Late, Later, Latest" in Art News, vol. XLV, no. 12, February 1947, p. 20.
A.Z. Kruse, "Previews" in Pictures on Exhibit, vol. 9, no. 5, February 1947, p. 33 (illustrated).
B. Wolf, "Post-War Picasso" in The Art Digest, 1 February 1947, p. 16.
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1960, vol. 11, no. 144, pl. 58 (illustrated prior to signature).
D. Cooper, ed., Great Private Collections, New York, 1963, pp. 292-293 (illustrated).
B. Mancewicz, "Birmingham Woman Has Outstanding Collection of Futurists" in The Grand Rapids Press, 13 May 1973, p. 4-H (illustrated).
M.-L. Bernadac, ed., Picasso vu par Brassaï, exh. cat., Musée Picasso, Paris, 1987, p. 90 (illustrated in situ in the artist's studio).
A. Baldassari, ed., Picasso: Life with Dora Maar, Love and War, 1935-1945, exh. cat., Musée Picasso, Paris, 2006, p. 206, fig. 96 (illustrated in situ in the artist's studio).
C. Giménez, ed., Picasso: Black and White, exh. cat., Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2012, p. 17 (illustrated in situ in the artist's studio).
A. Temkin and A. Umland, eds., Picasso Sculpture, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2015, p. 185, fig. 4 (illustrated in situ in the artist's studio).
Exhibited
New York, Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New Paintings by Picasso, January-February 1947.
Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Museum of Art, 20th Century Painting and Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis Winston, October-November 1955, p. 15, no. 56.
Detroit Institute of Arts; Richmond, Virginia Museum of Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Milwaukee Art Institute, Collecting Modern Art: Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis Winston, September 1957-May 1958, p. 69, no. 86 (illustrated).
Detroit Institute of Arts, The Varied World of Pablo Picasso, May-June 1962, n.p..
Dallas Museum of Art, Picasso: Two Concurrent Retrospective Exhibitions, February-March 1967, p. 96, no. 64.
Detroit Institute of Arts, A Selection from the Lydia and Harry L. Winston Collection, July 1972-April 1973, n.p..
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Futurism, A Modern Focus: The Lydia and Harry Lewis Winston Collection, November 1973-February 1974, pp. 163 and 240, no. 84 (illustrated).
Williamstown, Williams College Museum of Art, 1990-2007 (on extended loan).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Picasso: Tête-à-Tête, April-July 2025, pp. 92, 114 and 205 (illustrated).
Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Museum of Art, 20th Century Painting and Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis Winston, October-November 1955, p. 15, no. 56.
Detroit Institute of Arts; Richmond, Virginia Museum of Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Milwaukee Art Institute, Collecting Modern Art: Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis Winston, September 1957-May 1958, p. 69, no. 86 (illustrated).
Detroit Institute of Arts, The Varied World of Pablo Picasso, May-June 1962, n.p..
Dallas Museum of Art, Picasso: Two Concurrent Retrospective Exhibitions, February-March 1967, p. 96, no. 64.
Detroit Institute of Arts, A Selection from the Lydia and Harry L. Winston Collection, July 1972-April 1973, n.p..
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Futurism, A Modern Focus: The Lydia and Harry Lewis Winston Collection, November 1973-February 1974, pp. 163 and 240, no. 84 (illustrated).
Williamstown, Williams College Museum of Art, 1990-2007 (on extended loan).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Picasso: Tête-à-Tête, April-July 2025, pp. 92, 114 and 205 (illustrated).
Presentado por
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale