Picasso libre : “21 Black-and-White Ink Drawings, 1940-1945"

A page from a book titled 'A PABLO PICASSO' with a poem in French.
A handwritten poem in French with a simple sketch of a bird in black ink, featuring an elegant posture and outstretched wings.
A black ink line drawing of a dog's head with closed eyes, along with a wing and abstract shapes. French poetic text is at the top of the image.
A minimalist line drawing of a person's face in profile with a large eye, nose, and lips, and a hand touching their chin. There is also handwritten French text and musical notation on the page.

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Picasso Libre：1940-1945

Black ink on paper

1940-1945

28 x 22.3 cm

Bound by Louis Clerzvoo and officially certified by Comite Picasso.

A hand-drawn sketch of a peach with the word "SOUVENIRS" written inside it, and a small ladybug on the peach. There are curved lines around the peach, possibly representing leaves or motion.
A page from a book or manuscript containing a poem written in French, with decorative ink sketches and lines surrounding the text.

Provenance :

Eight sketches were included in the "Picasso Libre" album published by Louis Carré in Paris in 1945.

Work Title: Eight Sketches (Double Sides), from the book "Free Picasso: 21 Paintings, 1940-1945"

Author: Pablo Picasso

Publication Information: This book was published by Louis Carré Gallery in Paris in 1945.

Materials and Techniques: Black ink drawing on paper, directly applied onto the pages of the book.

Dimensions: Each page measures 28 x 22.3 centimeters.

This album titled " Picasso libre : 21 Black-and-White Ink Drawings, 1940-1945" features

Picasso's black-and-white ink works, accompanied by the selected words from Paul Éluard.

Pages 21 to 28 of the album contain the poem titled "To Picasso".

This copy contains the original works of 8 Indian ink paintings by Pablo Picasso.

1. "Paul Eluard's Tribute to Pablo Picasso"

2. "Portrait of the Man Wearing Glasses"

3. "Head Portrait"

4. "Stereoscopic Portrait of a Woman"

5. "Bird on the Branch"

6. "Woman with Bent Finger"

7. "Female Profile in Nudity"

8. "Profile, woman lying on her back, naked resting"

A simple line drawing of a bird standing on one leg, with a long neck and large wing feathers, with a plain background.
A handwritten poem with a line drawing of a woman's face on the left side and a side profile of a man's face on the right side. The poem is titled 'VI' and is signed by Paul Eluard, dated 1938.

The authenticity of these pictures has been confirmed by the Picasso Committee, and they have issued a certificate for this volume.

Reference:

Former Collection by Joseph Brochier

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