Picasso: Portrait Of Francoise Gilot Seated On A Bath, signed & dated.1950

Pablo Picasso: "Portrait Of Francoise Gilot Seated On A Bath" Drawn and Signed in ink & Dated in his style 4th October 1950. Picasso re-used this sheet of paper, having earlier used the other side to form a charcoal sketch. Having given up on that, he turned over the page (evidencing he was short of art paper) and drew a baseline in charcoal at the bottom with the rest of this novel work then being completed with an ink art pen. This is a nude portrait of his then girlfriend Francoise Gilot seated on the edge of a bath and holding or twirling a piece of string, We can see this is the profile of Francoise by her distinctive nose and her raised eyebrow line. The signature and date are authentically formed in Picasso's known style. If you compare with other signed lithographs and artworks on paper you will see the form of the signature and numerals (particularly the 4 and 5 here) positively match many other known works by the master. Because the paper was re-used and because this artwork is fainter than usual, the price is set lower than other works on offer, so here is a chance to buy a Picasso at a lower cost than others. The work is housed in a fitting glassed frame which is supplied for free. This work is guaranteed genuine but carries no certificate of authenticity. With a certificate this drawing of Francoise Gilot would command a value of around £100,000 based on similar works at auction. It is a bargain here at £5000.