Pencil / Color Pencil on old card stock
10 June 2026
Description

Aged card stock, pencil, color pencil Artist unknown Initials match Pablo Picasso

Dimensions

Paper: 7.5" x 5" Mat: 20" x 16" Frame: 26" x 22"

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For sale
Yes
Answered within about 14 hours
By David U.
Jun 11, 10:12 UTC
Fair Market Value
$80 - $180 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Hello, this item is a small pencil and colored pencil drawing on aged card stock, depicting two male figures in late 19th or early 20th-century dress, one in a top hat and the other wearing a brimmed hat. The drawing has a loose, sketch-like quality with dark graphite shading and limited blue coloring, and it carries initials that resemble “P.B.P.” or a similar three-letter mark. While the client notes that the initials match Pablo Picasso, the work does not show sufficient stylistic, documentary, or provenance evidence to support an attribution to Picasso. The subject, handling, paper type, and presentation are more consistent with an unsigned or unidentified 20th-century character study, possibly made in a caricatural or theatrical style.

The drawing appears to have age toning, foxing, surface staining, and general discoloration to the card stock, which is expected for an older work on paper. The large decorative frame and matting give the piece visual presence, but the frame does not add major fine art value. Without verifiable provenance, exhibition history, gallery labels, expert authentication, or direct documentation connecting it to a listed artist, the market value rests mainly on its decorative appeal, age, and charming subject matter rather than on the suggested Picasso association. Based on the photographs, size, condition, and current secondary-market demand for unidentified vintage drawings, the fair market value is $80 to $180 USD.

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