Lot Essay
This drawing is dedicated to Maurice Bresnu, whom Picasso nicknamed 'Nounou' for nounours (teddy bear).
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Personnage (recto); Nu allong (verso)
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Personnage (recto); Nu allong (verso)
dated '23.24.25.26.12.72.' (upper left, recto), and signed and dedicated 'Picasso pour mon ami Nounou le 19.3.173.' (lower left, recto); dated again '25.12.72.' (lower left, verso)
colored felt-tip pens and colored wax crayons on paper (recto); pencil and brown felt-tip pen on paper (verso)
16.1/8 x 12.7/8 in. (41 x 32.5 cm.)
Drawn 23-26 December 1972 (recto); 25 December 1972 (verso)
Personnage (recto); Nu allong (verso)
dated '23.24.25.26.12.72.' (upper left, recto), and signed and dedicated 'Picasso pour mon ami Nounou le 19.3.173.' (lower left, recto); dated again '25.12.72.' (lower left, verso)
colored felt-tip pens and colored wax crayons on paper (recto); pencil and brown felt-tip pen on paper (verso)
16.1/8 x 12.7/8 in. (41 x 32.5 cm.)
Drawn 23-26 December 1972 (recto); 25 December 1972 (verso)
Literature
F. Fanelli, "Picasso's Oeuvre 105 Drawings Richer," The Art Newspaper, no. 62, September 1996 (verso illustrated, p. 24).
S. Jesurum, "Picasso Satanasso," Sette: Corriere della Sera, Italy, no. 39, 26 September 1996 (recto illustrated, p. 110).
S. Jesurum, "Picasso Satanasso," Sette: Corriere della Sera, Italy, no. 39, 26 September 1996 (recto illustrated, p. 110).