Details PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)Bouquet de fleurssigned and dedicated Pour Sima Picasso and indistinctly dated (lower edge)colored wax crayons on paper25 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (65.4 x 50.2 cm.)Drawn in Antibes in October 1946 Provenance Michel Sima, France (gift from the artist, 1946). Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York.Private collection, Rome (acquired from the above, circa 1965); sale, Christies, London, 10 February 2005, lot 678. Anon. (acquired at the above sale); sale, Sothebys, New York, 6 May 2009, lot 192. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner. Post lot text Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work. Conditions of sale