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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Femme contemplant un homme endormi (Homme couché et femme assise)
- dated 19 j 43 (upper right)
- pen and ink and wash on paper
- 50.6 by 65.7cm., 19 7/8 by 25 7/8 in.
Provenance
Estate of the artist (inv. 4373)
Marina Picasso (the artist's granddaughter; by descent from the above)
Acquired from the above by the late owner
Marina Picasso (the artist's granddaughter; by descent from the above)
Acquired from the above by the late owner
Exhibited
Munich, Haus der Kunst; Cologne, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle; Frankfurt, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut & Zurich, Kunsthaus, Collection Marina Picasso, 1981-82, no. 223, illustrated in the catalogue
Venice, Centro di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi, Picasso, Opere dal 1895 al 1971 dalla Collezione Marina Picasso, 1981, no. 267, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, National Gallery of Modern Art & Kyoto, Municipal Museum Kyoto, Picasso, Masterpieces from Marina Picasso Collection and from Museums in USA and USSR, 1983, no. 175, illustrated in the catalogue
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria & Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Picasso, 1984, no. 138, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Vienna, Albertina Museum, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 152, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 195, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Centro di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi, Picasso, Opere dal 1895 al 1971 dalla Collezione Marina Picasso, 1981, no. 267, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, National Gallery of Modern Art & Kyoto, Municipal Museum Kyoto, Picasso, Masterpieces from Marina Picasso Collection and from Museums in USA and USSR, 1983, no. 175, illustrated in the catalogue
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria & Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Picasso, 1984, no. 138, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Vienna, Albertina Museum, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 152, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 195, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, œuvres de 1942 et 1943, Paris, 1960, vol. XII, no. 218, illustrated p. 112
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. Nazi Occupation, 1940-1944, San Francisco, 1999, no. 43-020, illustrated p. 187
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. Nazi Occupation, 1940-1944, San Francisco, 1999, no. 43-020, illustrated p. 187
Condition
Executed on thick white wove paper, taped intermittently along all four edges and floating in the mount. All four edges are deckled. There is some very light discolouration to the extreme borders. There is some paper rubbing to the woman's body which is consistent to the artist's process and medium. 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
'When a man watches a woman asleep, he tries to understand; when a woman watches a man asleep, she wonders what sauce she’s going to eat him with.' (Pablo Picasso to Geneviève Laporte, quoted in John Richardson, A Life of Picasso, Volume I: 1881-1906, New York, 1991, p. 317)