Pablo Picasso (1881-1973): Portrait De Francoise, En Costume Tailleur 1946

Drypoint on wove paper. On the reverse the ink stamp Lugt 3698: Collection Marina Picasso. Baer 732.

Image 27.25 × 19.5 in

Sheet 28.875 × 22.25 in

Provenance:

Formerly Marina Picasso, Geneva/Cannes

Private Collection Switzerland

Notes:

Very Rare. One of only 8 prints, one of which is currently housed in the Musee Picasso, Paris, object number MP2978. Another is located in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.

Collection stamp

The accompanying detail photograph shows the oval “Coll. Marina Picasso” collection stamp with the handwritten number 23217. The supplied Frits Lugt reference, Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d’Estampes, entry L.3698 (“Picasso, Marina”), records that this mark was created by Galerie Jan Krugier, New York, exclusive agent for Marina Picasso’s collection, and applied to the reverse of prints and certain drawings. The mark adds context to the impression’s documented collection history; 23217 is recorded here as a collection marking, not an edition number.