Blue pastel on paper, 1922, unsigned, with label from Modernism, San Francisco.
8 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (sheet), 16 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. (frame).
Note: This work was a preparatory drawing for a ceramic relief titled Musical Instrument No. 1 in the collection of the Musée du Centre Pompidou (NO. AM 1974-835).
A copy of a letter of authenticity from Thiery Picard (2006) accompanies this lot.
Exhibited: Modernism, San Francisco, Modern Master Works from the 1910s to 1960s, 2011.
Condition
Sheet backed and laid down on card. Vertical and horizontal creases where previously folded. Several tiny tears and creasing at the sheet edges. Otherwise in good condition.
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