This lot consists of a hand painted charcoal drawing on paper, rendered in style of the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Drawing signed at the upper right corner: Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. During the first decade of the 20th century, his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. After 1906, the Fauvist work of the slightly older artist Henri Matisse motivated Picasso to explore more radical styles, beginning a fruitful rivalry between the two artists, who subsequently were often paired by critics as the leaders of modern art. Picasso's work is often categorized into periods. Exceptionally prolific throughout the course of his long life, Picasso achieved universal renown and immense fortune for his revolutionary artistic accomplishments, and became one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art.

DIMENSIONS:
10.8"x13.1" (27.5x33.5cm)

PROVENANCE:
Private Collection

Overall excellent condition considering the age of the artwork. No tears, paint loss, or serious aesthetic damage. The Lot does not carry established documented provenance, described in the catalogue as "in the style of" of the artist, work by an unknown creator whose style is strongly under the influence of the style of the named master artist.