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"Faune" or "Portrait d'un homme" (dedicated: pour Quinn)", La Californie, Cannes 1956. - Photo by Edward Quinn

"Faune" or "Portrait d'un homme" (dedicated: pour Quinn)", La Californie, Cannes 1956.

In his studio La Californie, Cannes, Pablo Picasso created this whimsical drawing, titled "Faune" or "Portrait d'un homme," on the right-hand page of a book. Rendered in reddish-brown and blue-gray crayon, the smiling, sun-like face appears beneath a personal dedication to the photographer: "POUR Quinn." The work is signed "Picasso" and dated "1.11.56." at the bottom of the page.

Artworks:

  • "Faune" or "Portrait d'homme". Signed and dedicated "pour Quinn" 1.11.1956. Private collection.

    • Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Dedication, Signature

Filename:

pic560948.jpg

Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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