Tête devant la fenêtre

细节

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête devant la fenêtre
signed and dated 'Picasso 12.2.37' (lower right)
oil and sand on canvas
15 x 21 5/8 in. (38 x 55 cm.)
Painted in Tremblay-sur-Mauldre on 12 February 1937

来源

Paul Rosenberg, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist.
Acquired from the above by the grandfather of the present owner on 21 January 1939 (FFr.75,000).

出版

C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, oeuvres de 1932 à 1937, vol. VIII, Paris, 1957, no. 341 (illustrated p. 159).
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture: Spanish Civil War, 1937-1939, San Francisco, 1997, no. 37-40 (illustrated p. 18).

注意事项

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品专文

Painted in 1937, Tête devant la fenêtre marks a rare exploration of union between elements of still life and portrait. During the late 1930s, Picasso became exposed to many varying strands of influence, varying from the developments in Surrealism to the developments in his private life. In February 1937, this dichotomy is demonstrated in his celebrated La baignade, which is juxtaposed in his output with the light and purity of Tête devant la fenêtre.
The head before the window in this painting appears to be that of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Picasso's lover for most of the 1930s, and arguably his greatest muse. For his paintings of Marie-Thérèse, Picasso had developed an entire style and technique, and the smooth curves and cloisonnisme of Tête devant la fenêtre recall this technique, a comparison that is borne out by inspection of other depictions of her from the same period.
Never publically exhibited, the painting has remained in the same family collection since its purchase from Paul Rosenberg in Paris January 1939.