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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- LE PEINTRE ET SON MODÈLE
- Signed Picasso and dated Vallauris le 25.12.53 (lower right)
- Brush and ink on paper
- 10 3/8 by 8 3/8 in.
- 26.5 by 21.2 cm
Provenance
Galerie Berggruen & Cie., Paris
Erwin Goldschmidt, New York (acquired from the above in 1962)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Michel Leiris, 'Picasso and the Human Comedy: Suite de 180 Dessins de Picasso', Verve, The French Review of Art, Paris, 1954, vol. VIII, no. 29/30, illustrated
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1953 à 1955, Paris, 1965, vol. XVI, no. 95, illustrated pl. 32
Dore Ashton & Robert Motherwell, Eds., Picasso on Art: A Selection of Views, Harmondsworth, 1977, illustrated on the cover
The Picasso Project, Pablo Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings & Sculpture, The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 53-146, illustrated p. 163
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1953 à 1955, Paris, 1965, vol. XVI, no. 95, illustrated pl. 32
Dore Ashton & Robert Motherwell, Eds., Picasso on Art: A Selection of Views, Harmondsworth, 1977, illustrated on the cover
The Picasso Project, Pablo Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings & Sculpture, The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 53-146, illustrated p. 163
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, this work is in very good condition. Not laid down, taped to the overmount at the top two corners. There are glue remnants from old tape on the reverse in all four corners. Apart from a few pale spots of foxing around the upper right quadrant, and some very light overmount staining, very good overall.
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.