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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Joaquin Mir, peintre catalan
- Signed Picasso (upper left)
- Watercolor and brush and ink on paper laid down on paper
- 8 1/2 by 6 1/4 in.
- 21.6 by 15.8 cm
Provenance
Graells Collection
Denys Sutton, London
Thence by descent
Denys Sutton, London
Thence by descent
Exhibited
The London Gallery, Ltd.
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Supplément aux volumes I à V, vol. VI, Paris, 1954, no. 108, illustrated pl. 14
Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso, The Early Years, 1881-1907, New York, 1981, no. 469, illustrated p. 198 (as dating from 1900)
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, Turn of the Century - 1900-1901, San Francisco, 2010, no. 1900-015, illustrated p. 5 (as dating from 1900)
Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso, The Early Years, 1881-1907, New York, 1981, no. 469, illustrated p. 198 (as dating from 1900)
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, Turn of the Century - 1900-1901, San Francisco, 2010, no. 1900-015, illustrated p. 5 (as dating from 1900)
Condition
Executed on buff colored paper laid down on paper. The mounting sheet is affixed to a card with adhesive at all four corners. Top, bottom and right edges of the sheet have been cut. There are nine tiny artist pinholes located near the top and bottom corners and edges. Sheet is time darkened and slightly stained in some places. The extreme top right and bottom edges have been scored with pencil. Gentle creases scatttered throughout, particularly to the outer edges of the composition, including a one inch verticle crease running through the figure's nose. There are a few minor tears to the extreme outer edges of the composition including a 1/4 inch horizontal tear along lower left edge, a 1/8 inch horizontal tear along bottom right edge, a small pinhead size loss to upper right corner and two 1/2 inch tears which meet at the lower center of the figure's bowtie, otherwise the work is in generally good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.