Lot 318
  • 318

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Femme debout
  • Numbered 8/10 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue
  • Bronze
  • Height: 7 7/8 in.
  • 19.8 cm

Provenance

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Perls Galleries, New York
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 1968)
Thence by descent

Literature

Werner Spies, Sculpture by Picasso, New York, 1971, no. 322, illustration of another cast p. 181
Werner Spies, Picasso, Das plastiches werk, Stuttgart, 1983, no. 322, illustration of another cast p. 346
Werner Spies & Christine Piot, Picasso: The Sculptures, New York, 2000, no. 322, illustration of another cast p. 366

Condition

The patina is a dark reddish brown colour. There is some evidence of light rubbing to the patina, especially to the reverse of the figure. Some further light scratches to the work and some greening to the patina around the figure's arms, hair and neck. There is some surface dirt. The work is in very good condition. 
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