NEW YORK, NY.- Lark Mason Associates is pleased to announce that that its Autumn Fine Art sale, which includes a rare group of sketches by Pablo Picasso and an oversized Paul Jenkins watercolor are among the eclectic selection of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary works of art, which are now open for bidding on www.igavelauctions.com through November 17th.

The sketches by Pablo Picasso and his daughter Maya Picasso provide an intimate glimpse into their creative relationship. The drawings were created for the amusement of his daughter and demonstrate Picasso’s masterful, yet playful ability as an artist. This collection was part of the estate of Marie-Thérèse Walter, who was Picasso’s lover and Maya’s mother.

Paul Jenkins became known for his unique style of controlling the color as he worked. Using mainly a knife to create the depths and parameters of his color environments, Jenkins would serendipitously allow his pigments to pool and blossom along the surface. The encroaching colors relieving new ecologies of juxtapositions engage the viewer to look deeper externally, yet reflectively within themselves.

Rounding out the sale are works by Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro, Richard Hamilton, Dan Christensen, Mary Bauermeister, George Bellows, George Tooker, and Red Grooms.

Among the highlights are:

• Paul Jenkins (1923-2012), Large Color Abstract, Watercolor on Paper, 1982 (Est: $7,000-10,000)

• Paul Jenkins (1923-2012), Phenomena, Share of Violent, Acrylic on Canvas, 1966 (Est. $6,000-8,000)




• Maya Picasso and Pablo Picasso, Seven Drawings on Pages from Maya's Sketchbook (Est: $10,000-15,000)

• Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Self Portrait with Marie-Therese Walter, Pencil on Paper (Est: $30,000-50,000)

• Poemes de Charles D’Orleans, illustrated with 100 original lithographs by Henri Matisse, 1950 (Est: $2,000-3,000)

• George Bellows, The Sawdust Trail, Lithograph, 1917 (Est: $2,500-3,500)

• Mary Bauermeister (German, b. 1934), Swish, 1969, Glass, Ink, Lenses and Plaster (Est: $20,000-40,000)

• Dan Christensen (1942-2007), Yellow Standard, Enamel on Canvas, c. 1970
(Est: $5,000-8,000)

• George Tooker (American 1920-2011), Un Ballo in Maschera, Color Lithograph, 1984 (Est: $500-800)

• Red Grooms (American, b. 1937), Little Italy, Large three-dimensional Lithograph & Catalogue (Est: $6,000-8,000)