^Lot 810459 Picasso Tête de Femme en Gris et Rouge Head of a W

Date:December, 1926Medium:Oil on canvasDimensions:22.2 x 14 cm. (8 ¾ x 5 ½ inches)Inscription:Inscribed "Décembre 26" on the stretcher in Picasso's distinctive handwritingReferences:1. The Picasso Project (Wofsy), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture: A Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue 1885-1973, Toward Surrealism 1925-1929, San Francisco, 1996, no. 26-097, illustrated p. 76.2. Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso 1917-1926: From the Ballets to Drama, English edition published by Konemann, Cologne, 1999, full-length, three-quarter page color illustration on page 482.3. David Douglas Duncan, Picasso's Picassos, Ballantine Books, New York, 1968, illustrated p.211.Provenance: Estate of the artist (Succession no. 12423), thence to a private collection.Maya Widmaier-Picasso and Claude Picasso have both confirmed the authenticity of this painting, and their certificates of authenticity will accompany its sale.