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Joan Miró
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
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Description
- Joan Miró
- Oiseaux dans l’espace I
- signed Miró (lower right); titled, dated X/70 and 21/XI/75 and numbered I on the reverse
- gouache, watercolour, brush and ink and wax crayon on paper
- 67 by 54cm., 26 3/8 by 21 1/4 in.
Provenance
Salvatore Formica, Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Jacques Dupin & Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné. Drawings 1973-1976, Paris, 2013, vol. IV, no. 2831, illustrated in colour p. 222
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and framed between an overmount slip on its verso, of which the verso is partially visible, floating in the frame on the upper and lower edges, and partially on the left and right. The left and right edges are deckled and the lower and upper edges are slightly unevenly cut. There are two pinholes at the centre of the upper edge.There is mount staining to the left and lower edge. There are a few spots of foxing, predominately to the left of the sheet and the sheet is slightly time stained. The colours are bright and fresh and this work is in overall 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."