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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- FEMME DEBOUT
- signed Picasso and dated 2.1.64 (upper left); dated 2.1.64 on the reverse
- pen and ink, wash and black crayon on paper
- 66 by 50.5cm., 26 by 19 7/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Galerie Berggruen, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner on 18th August 1969
Galerie Berggruen, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner on 18th August 1969
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, œuvres de 1964, Paris, 1971, vol. XXIV, no. 3, illustrated p. 3
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture. The Sixties II,1964-1967, San Francisco, 2002, no. 64-002, illustrated p. 1
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture. The Sixties II,1964-1967, San Francisco, 2002, no. 64-002, illustrated p. 1
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The upper and lower extreme edges are deckled. There is a very pale border of minor mount staining along most of the very extreme edges. Otherwise, this work is in overall very 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
From the soft voluptuous curves of Marie-Thérèse Walter, to the fragmented abstraction of his later works, women were central to Picasso's œuvre throughout his career.The subject here is his second wife Jacqueline Roque. Picasso and Jacqueline met in the summer of 1953-54 and her portrait first appears shorlty afterwards. Picasso painted her countless times and she was his muse who never formally posed as such. Discussing Picasso's depictions of Jacqueline, Hélène Parmelin has emphasised 'this is Jacqueline, this is how she was, every eye is her eye and every woman her essence.This is how Picasso was: alone in his studio he painted the essential elements of his life. But with Jacqueline this was accentuated. For so many years Jacqueline was there, shared his life, created the same ambience, filled the house with special atmosphere that was half about painting, half about love' (Hélène Parmelin, Le Peintre et son modèle, Paris, 1965, p. 122)