Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973), Scène de Corrida

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973), Scène de Corrida

Executed on February 25, 1960. Signed Picasso and dated 25.2.60. I (upper left) Brush and ink on paper. 18 by 24 cm. Est. 140,000—180,000 USD

PROVENANCE: The Maharani S. G. of Baroda, India (sold: Palais Gallièra, Paris, Vente de la Collection de la Maharani de Baroda, November 30, 1961, lot 62)
Private Collection, France (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's London, June 25, 2002, lot 296)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

EXHIBITED: Paris, Galerie Louise Leiris, Pablo Picasso, 1960, no. 23, illustrated in the catalogue
London, Helly Nahmad Gallery, Picasso La Californie, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Jean-Clarence Lambert, Picasso: Dessins de tauromachie, 1917--1960, Paris, 1960, illustrated p. 24
Jaime Sabartés, A Los Toros avec Picasso, Monte-Carlo, 1961, no. 30
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1959 à 1961, vol. 19, Paris, 1968, no. 183, illustrated pl. 50
The Picasso Project, Picasso Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture: The Sixties I 1960-1963, San Francisco, 2002, no. 60-060, illustrated p. 22

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