Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.75 x 4.5, addressed by Pablo Picasso to his friend and personal secretary "Monsieur Jaime Sabartes, 7 Rue des Grands Augustins, Paris," with Picasso incorporating his signature and address on the reverse, "Envoi Picasso—mas N. d. de V., Mougins, A.M." The envelope bears a Cannes Film Festival stamp with postmark dated March 7, 1962. In fine condition, with opening-related loss to the bottom edge. Spanish sculptor and writer Jaume Sabartes first met Picasso in 1899 when they were both just 18 years old. Sabartes initiated the establishment of the Museu Picasso in Barcelona with the donation of his personal collection, which consisted of nearly six hundred of Picasso's works.
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