"A French auction house is selling a work by Picasso that has not been seen in public for more than 80 years. Buste de femme au chapeau à fleurs (Dora Maar) [Bust of a Woman in a Flowery Hat], which depicts the artist's lover Dora Maar, goes under the hammer at the Drouot salesroom in Paris on 24 October. The work, which has been in a private collection since 1944, has an estimate of €8m."
"The auction catalogue states that the work is in "very good condition" despite "slight deformations of the canvas in the corners" and the "presence of stable, dry cracks in the red [area] of the hat, top centre". Crucially the auction house says that an authentication certificate has been issued for the piece by the Comité Picasso-the committee established to verify the originality of the artist's works."
Buste de femme au chapeau à fleurs (Dora Maar) was painted by Picasso in 1943 and has remained in a private collection since its acquisition in August 1944. The painting will be auctioned at Drouot in Paris on 24 October with an estimate of €8m. The work is described as 'a canvas of major historical and artistic importance' that 'sheds fresh light on how Picasso, in the summer of 1943, interwove despair and hope'. The piece was documented in Cahiers d'art and photographed by Brassaï. An authentication certificate from the Comité Picasso confirms its originality. The painting is in very good condition despite slight corner deformations and stable dry cracks in the red area of the hat.
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