Lot 304
  • 304

PABLO PICASSO | Acrobates et cheval

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Acrobates et cheval
  • Charcoal and pencil on paper
  • 12 1/4 by 7 3/4 in.
  • 31.1 by 19.7 cm
  • Executed in Paris in 1905.

Provenance

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

Exhibited

Barcelona, Museu Picasso, Picasso 1905-1906, De la época rosa a los ocres de Gósol, 1992, no. 64
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Picasso et le cirque, 2007, no. 60

Literature

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Supplément aux volumes 1 à 5, vol. VI, Paris, 1954, no. 698, illustrated pl. 85

Condition

Executed on buff-colored wove paper. The sheet is hinged to a mount in three places along the edges of its verso. All four edges are unevenly cut. There are two spots of staining about one inch in from the right edge toward center. There is a small repaired tear to the upper right corner and a repaired tear to the lower edge just beneath the acrobat's proper right foot. The work is in good condition.
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