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Inv. n°: CL1412

Joueuse de Mandoline

Unframed: h. 162 x w. 130 cm; framed: h. 175.4 x w. 144.5 x d. 5 cm
c. 1953
Oil on panel

Provenance

  • Former private collection of a family friend of the Picassos, Mougins
  • Delon-Hoebanx sale, March 1, 2024
  • Acquired at Galerie Helene Bailly, Paris, 2024

Publications

  • A. Doridou-Heim, "Une femme guitariste de Françoise Gilot, peintre qui a dit non à Picasso", La Gazette Drouot, February 22, 2024
  • Ville de Mougins, "C'est quoi cette oeuvre?", Mougins Infos, February-March-April 2025, p. 39
  • S. Baskind, "Figuring the Figurative: Women Artists at FAMM", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrell and FAMM, May 1, 2025, p. 83
  • F. Anderson, N. Kralli-Annell and all., Muserna som inspirerad och utmanade Picasso, Artipelag, 2026
  • The art Newspaper, "The story can be almost as important as the piece itself": philanthropist Christian Levett on his approach to collecting, 2026

Exhibitions

  • The Muses – Inspiring and Challenging Picasso, Artipelag, Stockholm, Sweden, October 2, 2025 — February 8, 2026
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, June 21, 2024 — May 6, 2026

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by The Levett Collection - FAMM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.