Pablo Picasso Authentic Signed 5.25x8.25 1953 Handwritten Letter BAS #AE13883
This Autographed In French Dated August 1, 1953 5.25x8.25 Handwritten Letter has been Personally Signed by Pablo Picasso. This item is 100% Authentic to include a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) / hologram by Beckett Authentication Services. The authenticity can be verified on Beckett Authentication Services website.
Written from Vallauris, France. Inscribed in pencil on blue-lined graph paper. Expected wear including flattened folds, light wrinkling, a minor closed tear (approx. 0.5") at the right horizontal fold (not affecting text), and scattered pin holes. Overall near fine, bold, and fully legible. Picasso addresses the letter to his close friend and confidant Max Pellequer, whom one art historian dubbed Picasso’s “finance minister.” Their friendship spanned nearly six decades, from 1914 into the early 1970s. In the letter, Picasso humorously reflects on his work as a ceramicist, writing (translated):
"I am sending you a paper of contributions – Look at it – I am not a professional ceramicist I believe but rather a secondary ceramicist. Well? Tell me how I must respond. I work, I go bathing, and I work and I work."
Autograph letters signed by Picasso are exceedingly scarce. The artist typically relied on his secretary, Jaime Sabartés, for correspondence, making full autograph letters in his own hand — particularly those addressed to close friends — both rare and highly desirable.
This letter not only provides a glimpse into Picasso’s wit and daily rhythm during his Vallauris period but also underscores the importance of his intimate circle, within which Pellequer played a central role.
Written from Vallauris, France. Inscribed in pencil on blue-lined graph paper. Expected wear including flattened folds, light wrinkling, a minor closed tear (approx. 0.5") at the right horizontal fold (not affecting text), and scattered pin holes. Overall near fine, bold, and fully legible. Picasso addresses the letter to his close friend and confidant Max Pellequer, whom one art historian dubbed Picasso’s “finance minister.” Their friendship spanned nearly six decades, from 1914 into the early 1970s. In the letter, Picasso humorously reflects on his work as a ceramicist, writing (translated):
"I am sending you a paper of contributions – Look at it – I am not a professional ceramicist I believe but rather a secondary ceramicist. Well? Tell me how I must respond. I work, I go bathing, and I work and I work."
Autograph letters signed by Picasso are exceedingly scarce. The artist typically relied on his secretary, Jaime Sabartés, for correspondence, making full autograph letters in his own hand — particularly those addressed to close friends — both rare and highly desirable.
This letter not only provides a glimpse into Picasso’s wit and daily rhythm during his Vallauris period but also underscores the importance of his intimate circle, within which Pellequer played a central role.
Pablo Picasso Authentic Signed 5.25x8.25 1953 Handwritten Letter BAS #AE13883
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