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Picasso and Renoir unseen in 40 years go on show at Christies

January 21st, 2010 01:35:02 am

Picasso and Renoir unseen in 40 years go on show at Christie's

Christie's has put on display a Picasso and a Renoir that had both not been seen in public in more than 40 years, ahead of their sale at auction next month.

 
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Tete de Femme by Pablo Picasso: Picasso and Renoir unseen in 40 years go on show at Christie's
A Christie's employee stands beside a work entitled Tete de Femme by Pablo PicassoPhoto: GETTY
Mademoiselle grimprel au ruban rouge by Pierre Auguste Renoir: Picasso and Renoir unseen in 40 years go on show at Christie's
A work entitled Mademoiselle grimprel au ruban rouge by Pierre Auguste Renoir hangs in Christie's showroomPhoto: GETTY

The two portraits form part of the auction house's Impressionist and Modern Art sale on February 2.


The Picasso, Tête de femme, is a portrait of the artist's second wife, Jacqueline, painted in 1963, two years after they had married.


It has been unseen in public since 1967 and in the same collection since 1981.


The subject of many of his paintings, Jacqueline had a very short neck and the artist would exaggerate its length for comic effect in his portraits. Christie's expects the painting to sell for between £3 million and £4 million.


The Renoir, Mademoiselle Grimpel au ruban rouge, shows Hélène Grimpel, the granddaughter of Armand Grimpel, a wealthy banker who became a great patron of the artist.


The painting, expected to fetch between £1.8 million and £2.5 million, has been in the same French collection for 60 years and has not been exhibited since the 1960s.



Source Reference
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/7036868/Picasso-and-Renoir-unseen-in-40-years-go-on-show-at-Christies.html


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