Jean Metzinger (1883-1956) Tête de jeune fille, 1913-1914 Charcoal on paper Signed on the bottom right 61 x 46 cm Provenance: - London auction, Sotheby's, 3 December 1986, lot 469 - Enghien auction, Hôtel des ventes, 22 March 1987, lot 64 - Paris auction, Guy Loudmer, Hôtel Drouot, 22 June 1987, lot 320 - Purchased from the latter by the current owners' father - Then by descent - Private collection, Paris This work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné of Jean Metzinger currently under preparation by the Metzinger Committee (M. Ottavi, M. Mielniczuk and R. Maket). A certificate of authenticity from Madam Bozena Nikiel and Sir Alain Clairet dated February 1, 1990 will be given to the buyer. Note : Our charcoal is a preparatory drawing for the painting "Tête de jeune fille" acquired from the artist by Caroll Galleries, New-York, 1915.
