PABLO PICASSO (1881 – 1973) / A magnificent 1938 ink and gouache on paper painting measuring with 27x27 inches with the frame and 16x16 inches without it .It is hardly possible to put in words how deeply we are touched by some art. The longing, pleasure , joy of living...well, Picasso is one of those extraordinary artist that can do it all endlessly so it seems. Here we have Marie-Therese Walter his lover and muse. Portrait depicts her somewhat shrouded in the mist of twilight...Young ,fair, with almost childlike innocence. Picasso intuitively or consciously, must have known the artistic possibilities and the abundance that would be spring out from their relationship. It is no wonder he was so drawn to bright Marie-Therese. The portrait also reveals deeper side of the unconscious and tenderness of the feminine which the artist faithfully captured. Picasso-after! Provenance: Private collection purchase.

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