Portrait de Femme (Françoise)1946

A drawing by Pablo Picasso. “Portrait de Femme (Françoise)” is a cubist drawing, colored wax crayons on paper in a soft palette by modern, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The artwork is dated in the upper left, “29 juin 46”. Arguably one of the greatest, most radical and most influential artists of the 20th century, Picasso’s legacy is far-reaching and enduring. More than any other artist, Picasso defined Modern Art of the twentieth century by his establishment and development of one of its major movements, Cubism. Provenance: Estate of the artist Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (acquired from the above, by 1986) PaceWildenstein, New York The Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel, July 1997 Sale: Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, Featuring the Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel, 2 Dec 2020, Lot 122 Private Collection, California