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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Femme et grotesques
- signed Picasso, inscribed Vallauris and dated le 23.12.53 (upper right)
- brush and pen and ink and wash on paper
- 35 by 26.4cm., 13 3/4 by 10 3/8 in.
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1955
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1955
Literature
Tériade (ed.), Verve: The French Review of Art, 1954, vol.VIII, no. 29/30, illustrated n.p.
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1953 à 1955, Paris, 1965, vol. XVI, no. 75, illustrated p. 26
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 53-134, illustrated p. 160
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1953 à 1955, Paris, 1965, vol. XVI, no. 75, illustrated p. 26
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 53-134, illustrated p. 160
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, t-hinged to the mount at the upper two corners. The left edge is perforated as the sheet has been removed from a sketchbook. There are some small studio stains to the lower left corner of the sheet, two very faint scratches and a minor crease to the upper right corner. Overall this work is in 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."