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Pablo Picasso
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Portrait de Dora Maar (Dora Maar à la coiffe)
- dated 13 Novembre XXXVI (lower right)
- brush and ink, wash and pencil on paper
- 40.5 by 31.5cm.
- 16 by 12 3/8 in.
Provenance
The Estate of Dora Maar (by descent from the above. Sold: Piasa, Paris, Les Picasso de Dora Maar - Succession de Madame Markovitch, 28th October 1998, lot 15)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection,1999, no. 151, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 1181, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Picasso und die Schweiz, 2001-02, no. 118, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La Passion du Dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 162, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Vienna, Albertina, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 157, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 190, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. Surrealism, 1930-1936, San Francisco, 1997, no. 36-086, illustrated p. 296
Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso. From the Minotaur to Guernica (1927-1939), Barcelona, 2011, no. 800, illustrated in colour p. 270 (titled Dora Maar with Cap)
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."
Catalogue Note
Remarking on the numerous portraits Picasso created of Dora Maar during their early courtship - with reference to the present work - Josep Palau i Fabre commented: 'During the month of November 1936, which is when the portaits are most abundant, we again see her, face on, well groomed, with her eyes a little scared, seemingly looking inward on herself, her eyes betraying a hint of fright on account of what was happening to her' (J. Palau i Fabre, op. cit., p. 270).