Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso Collection
Private Collection (acquired from the above; sale: Sotheby's, London, 8th February 2006, lot 132)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Venice, 1981, both illustrated in the catalogue, verso illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich & travelling, 1981-82, both illustrated in the catalogue, verso illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Tokyo & Kyoto, 1983, both illustrated in the catalogue
Melbourne & Sydney, 1984, illustrated in the catalogue
London, 1988, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, 1989, illustrated in the catalogue
Barcelona & Bern, 1992, both illustrated in the catalogue
Berlin, 1999, illustrated in the catalogue
New York & Geneva, 2001-02

Glimcher & Glimcher (ed.), no. 17 (Étude d'Arlequin), illustrated in colour p. 31 & illustrated p. 311; no 20 (Garçon profil gauche), illustrated in colour p. 34

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at intervals along all four edges with the verso floating in the mount. There are two perforation lines to the centre of the work, both of which have been supported towards the top and bottom edges with Japan paper, and several binding holes with an associated flattened crease between the perforation lines, intrinsic to the nature of the support. Apart from some light time staining to the extreme edges of the sheet, this work is in good condition. Colours: Overall accurate, although the paper tone is slightly warmer in the original.
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Alternative image ID: 054L10005_5MFTG_comp

The following nine lots were originally part of a rare and important sketchbook dating from 1905 in which Picasso executed numerous studies for his first major large-scale painting of the Rose Period, Famille de Saltimbanques (fig. 1). The sketchbook remained in the artist's possession until his d🎃eath, whereupon it was inherited by his grand-daughter, Marina Picasso.

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Fig. 1, Pablo Picasso, Les Bateleurs (Famille de Saltimbanques), 1905, oil on canvas, The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Chester Dale🐭 Collection

The following are literature and exhibition references for lots 149-157. Specific page references are indicated in the cataloguing information for each lot.

EXHIBITIONS:
 
Venice, 1981

Venice, Centro di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi, Picasso, Opere dal 1895 al 1971 dalla Collezione Marina Picasso, 1981, no.49 (titled Carnet 24)

Munich & travelling, 1981-82

Munich, Haus der Kunst; Cologne, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle; Frankfurt, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut & Zurich, Kunsthaus; Pablo Picasso, Sammlung Marina Picasso, 1981-82, no.43 (titled Carnet 24)

Tokyo & Kyoto, 1983

Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art & Kyoto, Municipal Museum, Picasso, Masterpieces from Marina Picasso Collection and from Museums in USA and USSR, 1983, no. 24 (titled Sketchbook 24)

Melbourne & Sydney, 1984

Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria & Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Picasso, 1984, no. 169

London, 1986

London, The Royal Academy of Arts, Je Suis le Cahier, The Sketchbooks of Picasso, 1986

London, 1988

London, The Lefevre Gallery (Alex. Reid & Lefevre), Picasso Works on Paper, Barcelona, Blue and Pink Periods from the Collection of Marina Picasso, 1988, no. 20

New York, 1989

New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Picasso 'Petit formats'. Works from the Marina Picasso Collection, 1989, no. 52

Barcelona & Bern, 1992

Barcelona, Museu Picasso & Bern, Kunstmuseum, Picasso 1905-1906, 1992, no. 50

Berlin, 1999

Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht, und Schatten. Meisterzeichnuhgen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, cat. 124

New York & Geneva, 2001-02

Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie. & New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Pablo Picasso Metamorphoses. Œuvres de 1898 à 1973 de la Collection Marina Picasso, 2001-02

LITERATURE:

Glimcher & Glimcher (ed.)

Arnold Glimcher and Marc Glimcher (ed.), Je suis le cahier: The Sketchbooks of Picasso, New York, 1986

John Richardson

John Richardson, A Life of Picasso, 1881-1906, New York, 1991, vol. I

Hélène Seckel

Hélène Seckel, Max Jacob et Picasso (exhibition catalogue), Paris, 1994

Jean Clair

Jean Clair (ed.), Picasso: The Italian Journey 1917-1924 (exhibition catalogue), London, 1998

The Timeless Eye, Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection (Exhibition Catalogue), Venice, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation & Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1999-2000, rectos of lots 149, 151 & 154 illustrated in colour

Goya bis Picasso, Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski (Exhibition Catalogue), Vienna, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, 2005, rectos of lots 149, 151 & 154 illustrated in colour