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Heroes & Lovers: Property of a Distinguished Collector
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Le Baiser
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Le Baiser
signed 'Picasso' (upper left); dated and numbered '24.10.69. II' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
38 ¼ x 51 1⁄8 in. (97 x 129.9 cm.)
Painted on 24 October 1969
Le Baiser
signed 'Picasso' (upper left); dated and numbered '24.10.69. II' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
38 ¼ x 51 1⁄8 in. (97 x 129.9 cm.)
Painted on 24 October 1969
Provenance
Private collection, France.
Galerie Schmit, Paris.
Galerie Marwan Hoss, Paris.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above, 1 April 1985).
Raymond and Patsy Nasher, Dallas (acquired from the above, 29 August 1985); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 7 May 2008, lot 35.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Galerie Schmit, Paris.
Galerie Marwan Hoss, Paris.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above, 1 April 1985).
Raymond and Patsy Nasher, Dallas (acquired from the above, 29 August 1985); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 7 May 2008, lot 35.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
R. Alberti, A Year of Picasso Paintings: 1969, New York, 1971, pp. 68 and 218, no. 58 (illustrated prior to signature).
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1976, vol. 31, no. 483, pl. 145 (illustrated prior to signature).
J. Boggs, ed., Picasso and Things, exh. cat., The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1992, p. 342, fig. 144a (illustrated prior to signature).
U. Weisner, ed., Picasso Letzte Bilder: Werke 1966-1972, exh. cat., Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1993, pp. 297-298, no. 17b (illustrated prior to signature).
D. Widmaier Picasso, Picasso: "Art Can Only Be Erotic", New York, 2005, p. 105 (illustrated).
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1976, vol. 31, no. 483, pl. 145 (illustrated prior to signature).
J. Boggs, ed., Picasso and Things, exh. cat., The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1992, p. 342, fig. 144a (illustrated prior to signature).
U. Weisner, ed., Picasso Letzte Bilder: Werke 1966-1972, exh. cat., Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1993, pp. 297-298, no. 17b (illustrated prior to signature).
D. Widmaier Picasso, Picasso: "Art Can Only Be Erotic", New York, 2005, p. 105 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Avignon, Palais des Papes, Pablo Picasso: 1969-1970, May-September 1970, no. 103 (illustrated prior to signature).
Dallas Museum of Art and Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, A Century of Modern Sculpture: The Patsy and Raymond Nasher Collection, April 1987-January 1988, pp. 107-108 and 205-206, no. 100 (illustrated).
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Cinq siècles d'art Espagnol: Le siècle de Picasso, October 1987-January 1988, p. 254, no. 184 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, A Century of Sculpture: The Nasher Collection, February-April 1997, p. 323 (illustrated).
Dallas, Nasher Sculpture Center, From Rodin to Calder: Masterworks of Modern Sculpture from the Nasher Collection, October 2003-September 2004 (illustrated).
Dallas, Nasher Sculpture Center, Bodies Past and Present: The Figurative Tradition in the Nasher Collection, September 2004-July 2005, no. 23.
Durham, Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, The Evolution of the Nasher Collection, October 2005-May 2006, pp. 48-49, pl. 53 (illustrated).
Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Eros: Rodin und Picasso, August-October 2006, pp. 149 and 161, no. 81 (illustrated).
London, National Gallery, Picasso: Challenging The Past, February-June 2009, p. 159, no. 72 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Picasso: Black and White, October 2012-May 2013, pp. 213 and 226, no. 116 (illustrated).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Picasso: Tête-à-Tête, April-July 2025, pp. 90, 111 and 209 (illustrated; titled Le Baiser II).
Dallas Museum of Art and Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, A Century of Modern Sculpture: The Patsy and Raymond Nasher Collection, April 1987-January 1988, pp. 107-108 and 205-206, no. 100 (illustrated).
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Cinq siècles d'art Espagnol: Le siècle de Picasso, October 1987-January 1988, p. 254, no. 184 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, A Century of Sculpture: The Nasher Collection, February-April 1997, p. 323 (illustrated).
Dallas, Nasher Sculpture Center, From Rodin to Calder: Masterworks of Modern Sculpture from the Nasher Collection, October 2003-September 2004 (illustrated).
Dallas, Nasher Sculpture Center, Bodies Past and Present: The Figurative Tradition in the Nasher Collection, September 2004-July 2005, no. 23.
Durham, Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, The Evolution of the Nasher Collection, October 2005-May 2006, pp. 48-49, pl. 53 (illustrated).
Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Eros: Rodin und Picasso, August-October 2006, pp. 149 and 161, no. 81 (illustrated).
London, National Gallery, Picasso: Challenging The Past, February-June 2009, p. 159, no. 72 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Picasso: Black and White, October 2012-May 2013, pp. 213 and 226, no. 116 (illustrated).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Picasso: Tête-à-Tête, April-July 2025, pp. 90, 111 and 209 (illustrated; titled Le Baiser II).
Presentado por
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale