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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
14,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Garçon pensif veillant une dormeuse à la lumière d'une chandelle (B. 226; Ba. 440)
- etching and aquatint on paper
- image: 237 by 298 mm 9 3/8 by 11 3/4 in
- sheet: 339 by 446 mm 13 3/8 by 17 1/2 in
Etching and aquatint, 1934, signed in pencil, from the total edition of 310, plate 26 from the Vollard suite, on Montval laid paper with the Vollard watermark, framed
Condition
The print is in good condition, the full sheet. Pale light-stain. A narrow, 2.25 inch band of adhesive residue along upper sheet edge with a small, associated scuff. Faint time-stain at extreme sheet edges and a few minuscule fox marks and spots of stray ink in the margins. (Unobtrusive 0.25 inch printer's crease at lower left sheet edge and a tiny tear in lower sheet edge.) The verso is in good condition aside from an occasional tiny fox mark and previous hinge remnants in the upper corners.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.