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Joan Miró
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Joan Miró
- Untitled
- signed Miró and dated 1950 on the reverse
- brush and ink over lithographic base
- 37.7 by 55.8cm., 14 7/8 by 18in.
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Seibu Collection, Tokyo
Galerie Lelong, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Seibu Collection, Tokyo
Galerie Lelong, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Jacques Dupin & Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné. Drawings: 1938-59, Paris, 2010, vol. II, no. 1237, illustrated in colour p. 209
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, taped to the mount intermittently along all four edges and floating in the mount. The left and right edges are deckled, and the upper and lower edges slightly unevenly cut. The edges of the sheet are slightly discoloured. There are artist's pinholes to the upper corners, lower right corner, and to the centre of all four edges. There are a few isolated spots of foxing. 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."