¤ PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) LA MARCHANDE DE POISSONS Paper cut-out Unsigned Paper cut-out; unsigned 26,5 X 20 CM - 10 3/8 X 7 7/8 IN. A certificate from Mr. Claude Picasso, dated November 10, 2020, will be given to the buyer. "Picasso was fascinated by the sculptural potentials of the two-dimensional. Throughout his life, he cut and tore up two-dimensional images, as if to model or sculpt them: as a child, he began by cutting up paper to amuse his brothers and sisters. Cutting and tearing: this is what characterized what he drew on the pieces of newspaper when he arrived in Paris. Although these torn pieces of paper appear to have been manipulated without preconceived thought, their shapes give the drawing greater strength." Clare Finn, "Picasso and Jewelry," in Picasso, Peintre d'objets, Objets de peintre, cat. expo., Musée d'art moderne de Céret, June 12-September 19, 2004, La Piscine-Musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent de Roubaix, October 9, 2004-January 9, 2005, Gallimard, Paris: 2004, pp. 105-106.