Pablo Picasso, "Le Moineau Couronné" (1971)
This pastel sketch, "Le Moineau Couronné" (The Crowned Sparrow), is not a detailed study but a captured thought—a pure, unadulterated expression of Picasso’s genius for essential form.
With a single stroke of black pastel, the sparrow is conjured into being. Its form is a whisper, a silhouette that suggests more than it delineates, inviting the viewer to complete the image with their own imagination. The crown, a regal yet playful triple zig-zag, is less an object and more an idea of sovereignty, a testament to how Picasso could anoint the mundane with nobility.
The work is authenticated by Picasso’s bold, horizontal signature on the reverse, accompanied by the marking '71'. It is a piece of art history in its most intimate form—a fleeting idea made permanent by the hand of the 20th century's most influential artist.
This is not merely a sketch; it is a key to a quieter, more poetic dimension of Picasso's late career. It is the privilege of owning a moment of his boundless creativity.
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