Brimming with painterly verve, Le Peintre is both an exuberant homage to the craft Picasso devoted his life to and a reflective exploration of his identity as an artist. The upcoming Modern and Contemporary Evening Auction in Hong Kong presents the work where Picasso captures the moment of artistic inspiration, expressing the energy of the act of painting through strong, gestural brushstrokes.

Description
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Le Peintre
signed Picasso (lower left)
dated 8.6.63. III (on the verso)
oil on canvas
92 by 60 cm.
36 ¼ by 23 ⅝ in.
Executed on 8 June 1963.

Hélène Parmelin, Picasso: le peintre et son modèle: Secrets d’alcove d’un atelier, Éditions Cercle d'Art, Paris, 1966, p. 183, illustrated in colour

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, OEuvres de 1962 et 1963, vol. 23, Cahiers d'art, Paris, 1976, no. 285, pl. 133, illustrated