David Douglas Duncan (American, b. 1916) Portrait of Pablo Picasso with Snow Owl Mask

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David Douglas Duncan (American, b. 1916)

Portrait of Pablo Picasso with Snow Owl Mask, 1957. Inscribed and signed "Photo by/David Douglas Duncan/prohibited to copy/or reproduce" in ink on the backing. Gelatin silver print, image/sheet size 8 7/8 x 13 3/16 in. (22.6 x 33.5 cm),unmatted, framed.
Condition: Mounted, small chemical stain u.r., not examined out of frame.

N.B. Photojournalist and combat photographer David Douglas Duncan published seven books of photographs of Picasso between 1958 and 2006. Duncan's archive is housed at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

The print may be a detail of the original negative.


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