1

PABLO PICASSO
5CJYK
Picasso

Femme au béret rouge-orange

Masterworks from
the MGM Collection

Painted on January 14, 1938.

Dated 14.1.38 lower right
Oil and ripolin on canvas
18 ⅛ by 15 in. ; 46 by 38 cm

$20,000,000 - $30,000,000

(MGM records title as Femme au Beret)



PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso (acquired from the above) Private Collection

Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Zurich

Galerie Urban, Paris
Private Collection
Sale: Christie’s, New York, November 10, 1987, lot 44
Acquavella Galleries, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above in July 1998

EXHIBITED
Tokyo, Galerie Mitsukoshi, Le Minotaure, 1982, no. 90, illustrated in
color in the catalogue Las Vegas,
Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (October 1998-2021)
Cologne, Galerie Karsten Greve, Pablo Picasso, 1988, no. 28,
illustrated in color in the catalogue

LITERATURE
David Douglas Duncan, Picasso’s Picassos, New York, 1961,
illustrated p. 229
Françoise Gilot, “Pablo Picasso, Woman with Beret” in The Bellagio
Gallery of Fine Art: Impressionist and Modern Masters, Las Vegas,
1998, illustrated in color p. 120
Françoise Gilot, “Pablo Picasso, Woman with Beret” in The Bellagio
Gallery of Fine Art: European and American Masters, Las Vegas,
1999, illustrated in color p. 140
Laure Payne, Essential Picasso, London, 1999, p. 157
Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso. From the Minotaur to Guernica (1927-
1939), Barcelona, 2011, no. 1108, illustrated p. 361 (titled Portrait
of a Woman with a Striped Beret)



 2 PABLO PICASSO
5CJYJ

Homme et enfant

Painted on July 4, 1969.

Signed Picasso (center left); dated 4.7.69. and numbered II (on the
reverse)
Oil and ripolin on canvas
76¾by 51⅛in. ; 195 by 130 cm

$20,000,000 - $30,000,000

(MGM's records title as Personnages II)

PROVENANCE
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Private Collection
Galerie Daniel Malingue, Paris
Acquired from the above on July 8, 1999

EXHIBITED
Avignon, Palais des Papes, Pablo Picasso 1969-1970, 1970, no. 48,
illustrated in the catalogue (titled Personnages)
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (August 1999-2021)

LITERATURE
Rafael Alberti, A Year of Picasso Paintings: 1969, New York, 1971,
illustrated in color n.p. (titled Personages)
Rafael Alberti, Picasso en Avignon. Commentaires à une peinture en
mouvement, Paris, 1971, illustrated in color n.p. (titled Personnages)
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso. Œuvres de 1969, Paris, 1976, vol. 31,
no. 292, illustrated pl. 87 (before the artist’s signature)



3 PABLO PICASSO
45BV8

Buste d'homme

Painted on September 10, 1969.

Signed Picasso upper right with nail polish; dated 10.9.69 and

numbered II on the reverse
Oil and ripolin on canvas
51 ⅛ by 38 ⅛ in. ; 130 by 97 cm

$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Brooks Jackson, New York
Galerie La Plage
Private Collection, Switzerland
Acquired from the above on September 17, 1997

EXHIBITED
Avignon, Palais des Papes, Pablo Picasso 1969-1970, 1970, no. 78,
illustrated in the catalogue (titled Homme)
Bielefeld, Kunsthalle, Picasso: Letzte Bilder (Werke 1966-1972),
1993-94, no. 16, illustrated in color the catalogue
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (October 1998-2021)

LITERATURE
Rafael Alberti, A Year of Picasso Paintings: 1969, New York, 1971,
no. 20
Rafael Alberti, Picasso en Avignon. Commentaires à une peinture en
mouvement, Paris, 1971, no. 20, illustrated in colour (titled Homme)
 Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso. Œuvres de 1969, col. XXXI, Paris,
1976, vol. 31, no. 420, illustrated pl. 120
(before the artist’s signature)
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Pierrot; Head of a Man, Bust of a
Man” in The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: Impressionist and Modern
Masters, Las Vegas, 1998, illustrated in color p. 144
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Pierrot; Head of a Man, Bust of a
Man” in The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: European and American
Masters, Las Vegas, 1999, illustrated in color p. 166



4 PABLO PICASSO
45BVH

Nature morte au panier de fruits et aux fleurs

Painted in Paris on August 2, 1942.

Dated Août 42 on the stretcher

Oil on canvas
28 ¾ by 36 ¼ in. ; 73 by 92 cm

$10,000,000 - $15,000,000

PROVENANCE
The Artist (until at least 1946)
Private Collection

PaceWildenstein, New York

Acquired from the above on April 10, 1998

EXHIBITED
Paris, Palais des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Œuvres de Picasso
(Salon d’Automne de la Libération), 1944
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts & Amsterdam, Stedelijk Musem,
Picasso. Matisse, 1946, no. 11, illustrated in the catalogue
Los Angeles, PaceWildenstein, Pablo Picasso : Works from the Estate
and Selected Loans, 1998
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (October 1998-2021)

LITERATURE
Harriet & Sidney Janis, Picasso: The Recent Years 1939-1946, Garden
City, 1946, illustrated pl. 25 (titled Still life, Basket of Fruit with
Pitcher of Spice); illustrated in a photograph pl. 3
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso: Oeuvres de 1942 et 1943, vol. XII,
Paris, 1961, no. 109, illustrated pl. 56
Leo Steinberg, Other Criteria: Confrontations with Twentieth Century
Art, New York, 1975, no. 147
Picasso im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939 bis 1945 (exhibition catalogue),
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 1988, no. 18, illustrated p. 180
Ludwig Ullmann, Picasso und der Krieg, Bonn, 1993, illustrated p.
267
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Basket of Fruit and
Pitcher of Flowers and Cattails; Still Life with Flowers and Fruit Dish;
Still Life with Fruit Dish and Yellow Vase” in The Bellagio Gallery of
Fine Art: Impressionist and Modern Masters, Las Vegas, 1998,
illustrated in color p. 112
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Basket of Fruit and
Pitcher of Flowers and Cattails; Still Life with Flowers and Fruit Dish;
Still Life with Fruit Dish and Yellow Vase” in The Bellagio Gallery of
Fine Art: European and American Masters, Las Vegas, 1998,
illustrated in color p. 134



 5 PABLO PICASSO
45BVJ

Nature morte aux fleurs et au compotier

Painted in Paris on September 14, 1943.

Signed Picasso (lower left) and dated 14 Septembre 43 (center

right); dated again (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas
31¾by 39½in. ; 80.6 by 100.3 cm

$6,000,000 - $8,000,000

PROVENANCE
Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York (acquired by 1947)

Himan Brown, New York (and sold: Christie’s, New York, May 15,
1990, lot 60)
Private Collection
PaceWildenstein, New York
Acquired from the above on April 10, 1998

EXHIBITED
New York, Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, Picasso, 1947, illustrated in the
catalogue (titled Still Life with Mirror)
Los Angeles, PaceWildenstein, Pablo Picasso : Works from the Estate
and Selected Loans, 1998 Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio
(October 1998-2021)

LITERATURE
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso. Œuvres de 1943 et 1944, vol. XIII,
Paris, 1962, vol. 13, no. 128, illustrated pl. 69 (with inverted
measurements)
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Basket of Fruit and
Pitcher of Flowers and Cattails; Still Life with Flowers and Fruit Dish;
Still Life with Fruit Dish and Yellow Vase” in The Bellagio Gallery of
Fine Art: Impressionist and Modern Masters, Las Vegas, 1998,
illustrated in color p. 113
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Basket of Fruit and
Pitcher of Flowers and Cattails; Still Life with Flowers and Fruit Dish;
Still Life with Fruit Dish and Yellow Vase” in The Bellagio Gallery of
Fine Art: European and American Masters, Las Vegas, 1998,
illustrated in color p. 135



6 PABLO PICASSO
45BVF

Pierrot

Executed in Montrouge in 1917.

Signed Picasso and dated 1917 lower left

Brush and black ink on paper laid down on board
24 by 19 ¼ in. ; 61 x 48.8 cm

$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

PROVENANCE
Galerie Käte Perls, Paris
John W. Warrington, Cincinnati (acquired before 1939 and sold:
Christie’s, New York, May 14, 1997, lot 4)
Acquired at the above sale

EXHIBITED
Cincinnati, Taft Museum, Color: Light to Palette, 1965
Cincinnati, Contemporary Arts Center, The Modern Art Society: The
Center’s Early Years, 1979
Las Vegas, The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, Bellagio (December
1998-May 1999)
 Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (May-August 1999)
Las Vegas, The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, Bellagio (August 1999-
February 2000)
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (February 2000-2021)

LITERATURE
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso. Œuvres de 1917 à 1919, vol. III,
Paris, 1949, no. 13, illustrated pl. 5
Douglas Cooper, Picasso Theater, New York, 1968, illustrated n.p.
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Pierrot; Head of a Man, Bust of a
Man” in The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: Impressionist and Modern
Masters, Las Vegas, 1998, illustrated in color p. 139
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Pierrot; Head of a Man, Bust of a
Man” in The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: European and American
Masters, Las Vegas, 1999, illustrated in color p. 161
Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso: From the Ballets to Drama (1917-1926),
Cologne, 1999, illustrated p. 89



7 PABLO PICASSO
45BVB

Tête d'homme

Executed on August 3, 1967.

Signed Picasso and dated 3.8.67. (lower left)

Gouache and wash on paper
29 ½ by 22 ¼ in. ; 75 by 56.5 cm

$1,500,000 - $2,000,000

PROVENANCE
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (until at least 1984)
Lionel Prejger, Paris
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above on July 15, 1997

EXHIBITED
New York, Grey Art Gallery and Study Center, New York University,
Picasso: The Last Decade, 1984, no. 36
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (October 1998-2021)

LITERATURE
Charles Feld, Picasso: His Recent Drawings 1966-1968, New York,
1969, illustrated n.p.
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso. Œuvres de 1967 et 1968, vol. XXVII,
Paris, 1973, vol. 27, no. 96, illustrated pl. 29
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Pierrot; Head of a Man, Bust of a
Man” in The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: Impressionist and Modern
Masters, Las Vegas, 1998, illustrated in color p. 142
Robert Rosenblum, “Pablo Picasso, Pierrot; Head of a Man, Bust of a
Man” in The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: European and American
Masters, Las Vegas, 1999, illustrated in color p. 164



 8 PABLO PICASSO
45BVD

Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe

Executed in 1962 as a unique work.

Lino plate, printed in ceramic and painted in slip

19 ¾ by 23 ⅝ in. ; 50 by 60 cm

$300,000 - $500,000

PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist
Bernard Ruiz Picasso (acquired from the above)
PaceWildenstein, New York
Acquired from the above on July 9, 1999

EXHIBITED
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (August 1999-2021)

LITERATURE
Marilyn McCully, “Pablo Picasso, Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe” in The
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: European and American Masters, Las
Vegas, 1999, illustrated in color p. 170



9 PABLO PICASSO
45BVL

Aiguière - Visage

Executed in 1954 as a unique work.

Numbered 2.106 on the underside

Incised white terra cotta
Height: 16 in. ; 40.6 cm

$60,000 - $80,000

PROVENANCE
Jacqueline Picasso (acquired from the artist)
Private Collection (gifted from the above and sold: Sotheby’s,
London, March 19, 1997, lot 134)
Acquired at the above sale

EXHIBITED
Las Vegas, Mirage Artifact Room, MGM Mirage (October-April 1998)
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (April 1998-2021)



 10 PABLO PICASSO
45BVC

La Fenêtre de l’atelier La Californie

Executed in 1956 as a unique work.

Signed Picasso, dated 18.2.56. and numbered I on the reverse

Hand-painted and glazed ceramic tile
9 by 9 in. ; 22.9 by 22.9 cm

$60,000 - $80,000

(MGM records title as La Californie)

PROVENANCE
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Perls Galleries, New York
Private Collection (and sold: Sotheby’s, New York, February 19,
1997, lot 62)
Acquired at the above sale

EXHIBITED
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (October 1998-2021)

LITERATURE
Georges Ramié, Céramiques de Picasso, Paris, 1974, no. 360,
illustrated p. 158



11 PABLO PICASSO
45BV9

Tête d'homme barbu

Executed in 1956 as a unique two-sided work.

Signed Picasso on the underside

Hand-painted and partially glazed terracotta
Height: 15 in. ; 38 cm

$50,000 - $70,000

PROVENANCE
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Sale: Christie’s, London, October 18, 1990 lot 93
Sale: Christie’s, New York, May 12, 1995 lot 439
Private Collection (and sold: Sotheby’s London, March 19, 1997 lot
174)
Acquired at the above sale

EXHIBITED
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio (October 1998-2021)

LITERATURE
Georges Ramié, Céramiques de Picasso, Paris, 1974, nos. 433 & 434,
recto & verso illustrated p. 182