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Lucien Clergue

Arles 1934 – 2014 Nîmes

”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956

Gelatin silver print by Lucien Clergue and Robert Leslie, 2003. 26,5 × 23,5 cm (38,6 × 28,7 cm) (10 ⅜ × 9 ¼ in. (15 ¼ × 11 ¼ in.)).
This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.
This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.

Background:

This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.
This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.

Background:

This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.
This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.

Background:

This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.
This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.

Background:

This picture shows the following artwork: Lucien Clergue. ”Picasso à la cigarette II, Cannes, La Californie”. 1956.

Estimate:

EUR 500

 

- 700

Auction 765

Sunday, 11.10.2026, 6:00 PM

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Gelatin silver print by Lucien Clergue and Robert Leslie, 2003. 26,5 × 23,5 cm (38,6 × 28,7 cm) (10 ⅜ × 9 ¼ in. (15 ¼ × 11 ¼ in.)). Signed in black felt-tip pen in the margin lower right. Signed, dated (exposure and print), titled, annotated, edition number, copyright note from 2005 and ref.-no.: "280/53“ in black felt-tip pen on the reverse as well as a dedication. Inscribed in black felt-tip pen by a further hand. One of 99 editioned prints. [2096]

Condition Report: In very good condition. Satin finish heavy paper. In the upper third of the image approx. 9 cm from the top (cheek) a very faint, minuscule, only in raking light perceptible pressure mark, approx. 0.2 cm. In the right margin zone (black part) occasional extremely fine retouching lines, perceptible only at close range in raking light

Private Collection, Netherlands

Lucien Clergue: Picasso - mon ami. Paris 1993, p. 31 (there variation en face and caption: Picasso renonça à fumer peu de temps avant sa mort. La cigarette faisait partie de sa vie. Mais son regard était un feu brûlant qui vous transperçait.) / Exh. cat.: Lucien Clergue. Les premiers Albums. Paris, Grand Palais, 2015, p. 97 (there variation en face) / Exh. cat.: Picasso Clergue. Barcelona, Fundació Museu Picasso de Barcelona, 2022, p. 37 (there variation en face and dated: 15 December 1956 or 1957)

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