Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)

Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Picasso, œuvres Cubistes de la Collection Marina Picasso, 1986, no. 167
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, no. 28, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso, Des Ballets au drame (1917-1926), Barcelona, 1999, no. 580, illustrated p. 171

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is hinged to the overmount on the verso of the upper corners. The edges are slightly uneven and deckled with minor handling marks and creases. The sheet is lightly time-stained with a faint mat stain and a few scattered faint spots of foxing. This work is in overall very good condition.
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