Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973), Femme assise et singe

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973), Femme assise et singe

Executed on January 10, 1954. Signed Picasso and dated 10.1.54 XV (upper left). Brush and ink on paper laid down on paper. 24 by 32.2 cm. Est. 120,000—180,000 USD

PROVENANCE: Knoedler & Co., New York
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Engelhard, Jr., New Jersey
The Estate of Mrs. Charles Engelhard, Jr. (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, New York, November 4, 2004, lot 156)

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: "Suite de 180 dessins de Picasso, 28 novembre 1953 au 2 février 1954," Verve, nos. 29-30, Vallauris, September 1952, illustrated n.p.
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1953 à 1955, vol. 16, Paris, 1965, no. 176, illustrated pl. 58
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 54-076, illustrated p. 189

Sotheby's. Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale. 05 May 09. New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's