Color crayon drawing made Sep. 27 1961. for Edward Quinn's book "Pablo Picasso at work". Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1961. (date of the photo).
A whimsical, child-like crayon drawing by Pablo Picasso, created on September 27, 1961, for Edward Quinn's book "Pablo Picasso at work." Photographed at the artist's home, Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Mougins, the piece is rendered on perforated paper. The abstract portrait is composed of minimal green, blue, and red lines, with smudged purple and yellow cheeks. In the upper left, it is signed "Picasso I" and dated. Below the face, three small dots of yellow, red, and purple complete the composition.
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- Color crayon drawing made 27.9.1961 for the front cover of Edward Quinn's book "Picasso at work". A photographic study. Text by Roland Penrose. New York 1965. Original version: Picasso. Werke und Tage. Manesse, Zürich 1965.
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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