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Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) - Postcard with autograph note signed (excellent provenance) - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet, playwright and one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Postcard signed "Picasso". Postcard, 6.0 x 4.25 inch, n.p., n.d. The postcard representing Picasso's home in Vauvenargues. The card also bears the signature of his wife Jacqueline as well as those of the Zervos couple, editors and friends of Picasso. From top to bottom: handwritten by Yvonne Zervos, in French: "proprieté de Picasso. Nous sommes heureux. Yvonne Zervos. Nous pensons à vous avec amitié". Translated: "Property of Picasso. We are happy. Yvonne Zervos. We think of you in friendship". She also wrotes the recipient's address. After that we see two handwritten lines written by Pablo Picasso, in Spanish: "He tenido mucho gusto en verle. Picasso". Translated: "I've been very pleased to see you Picasso". At the bottom of the card we see the signature of Jacqueline Roque/ Picasso (1927-1986) followed by that of Christian Zervos. Fine condition. The Zervos couple met Picasso in the 1920s. Christian, art critic and editor of Cahiers d'art, regularly publishes articles on contemporary painters. Particularly appreciating the works of Picasso, he wrote a catalog raisonné of his works over several decades, with the collaboration of the master. He also helped to make Matisse and Braque known. His wife Yvonne manages the family gallery which exhibits great contemporary artists, in particular their friend Picasso. In the summer of 1964, the Picasso s invited the Zervos to stay at their home in Mougins, accompanied by René Char. The recipient of this postcard is Carlo Frua de Angeli, a wealthy industrialist from Milan, a great collector of contemporary paintings and a friend of Picasso and Zervos. He is also the ex-husband of artist Mary Callery, who exhibited with Picasso in the 1930s. As for the Château de Vauvenargues represented on the postcard, it is a favorite of Picasso, in 1958 he bought the building from which he could admire the Sainte Victoire. Excellent provenance: comes from Frua de Angeli's estate. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1697102382985
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