Lot 7
  • 7

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Pigeon
  • Dated 5 Mars 43 (upper right)
  • Brush and ink and ink wash on paper
  • 9 7/8 by 12 7/8 in.
  • 24.9 by 32.5 cm

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)

Literature

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1942 et 1943, vol. XII, Paris, 1960, no. 271

Condition

The work is in very good condition. Executed on cream wove paper. The right is deckled and the other three are cut. There is some minor scattered foxing throughout the sheet. There is some minor time staining along the right edge, approx. 1/4 inch in width. There is some light surface dirt along all four edges. The medium is very fresh and strong.
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