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Lucien Clergue (FRENCH, 1934-2014).

Sold for $500 at Clarke Auction Gallery on Mar 8, 2026.

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Pablo Picasso with New Hebrides Sculpture'. Gelatin silver print. Signed lower right in black ink. Literature: Catharine Laulhère-Vigneau (ed.), 'Lucien Clergue. Picasso my friend', Paris 1993, ill. pp. 29 and 57; Kerstin Stremmel (ed.), 'Picasso in the Portrait', exhib.cat. Museum Ludwig, Cologne et al., Ostfildern 2011, ill. p. 212 (Picasso and Matisse's Monster). Note: "Picasso and Matisse's Monster" refers to a specific New Caledonian wooden object depicted in the photograph and given by Henri Matisse to Picasso, which is now held in the Picasso Museum in Paris. This artifact highlights their intense, often competitive relationship. Property of a Manhattan, NYC collection. Dimensions:19.375" h x 15.50" w. Frame: 26.125" h x 22.125" w.

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