©Pablo Picasso - Portrait of Erik Satie 1920

Picasso Portrait of Erik Satie 1920
Portrait of Erik Satie
1920 62x47cm pencil, paper
Private collection

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Éric Alfred Leslie Satie (1866–1925) — he signed his name Erik Satie after 1884 — was a French composer and pianist. Satie was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. His work was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music, and the Theatre of the Absurd