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Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Femme et singe

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signed and dated ‘4.1.54 Picasso’ lower right
pen and brush and ink on paper
sheet 31.8 x 23.9 cm (12 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.)
Executed in Vallauris on January 4, 1954.

Provenance

Galerie Aenne Abels, Cologne
Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in September 1964)
Private Collection, Germany (thence by descent from the above)
Sotheby's, London, 24 June 2014, lot 304
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Tériade, ed., Verve: The French Review of Art, 1954, vol. VIII, no. 29/30, (illustrated, n.p.)
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, OEuvres de 1953 à 1955, vol. XVI, Paris, 1965, no. 115, pl. 41 (illustrated)

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Essay

Femme et singe (1954)illustrates Picasso’s progression into a spontaneous handling of pen and brush with ink on paper. The work is a strong example of his ability to play with tension and harmony while maintaining the interplay between human and animal—in this case, a monkey reflecting playfulness, intellect, and sensuality.

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