Yves Saint Laurent Pierre Bergé - Christie's

In contrast to the paintings that show the complexity and often limited
legibility of Picasso’s imagery during his recent ‘hermetic’ phase,
these drawings possess a profoundly simple and almost classical
beauty. They reveal the fundamental architecture of Picasso’s cubist
conceptions, without the distraction of excessive faceting, and
allow a more directly communicative expression of the artist’s
humorous approach to his subjects.
PABLO PICASSO (1881–1973)
Homme dans un fauteuil, India ink, wash, pencil and collage on paper, 16 3 ⁄4 × 11 3 ⁄8 in. (42.5 × 28.7 cm.)
Executed in Céret, Spring 1912. Estimate: v300,000–500,000
opposite page: Picasso in his atelier, with Instruments de musique sur un guéridon visible
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