Description
Rendered in bold black ink on toned paper, this cubist profile portrait breaks the head into faceted, angular planes — a geometric headdress of crosshatched lines and triangular shapes sits atop a sharply drawn face with a single almond eye, straight nose, and elongated neck. The piece is signed “Picasso” in ink at the lower left. Signature/marking present as shown; attribution not verified. Inquire for details.
The drawing is executed with a thick-nibbed pen or marker, giving the linework a graphic, poster-like weight typical of mid-century cubist line studies. The paper has a deckled edge along one side, suggesting it was torn from a larger sheet or pad rather than cut to a standard size. No printer’s marks, edition numbers, or gallery stamps are visible on the front of the sheet.
The paper shows overall toning and scattered brown spotting consistent with age, along with a few areas of surface staining in the upper corners. The reverse of the sheet carries a faint pencil outline of the same composition along with scattered ink bleed-through and a few heavier black marks, indicating the sheet was worked or tested from both sides. Edges show light wear and small chips consistent with handling over time.
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