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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- ÉTUDE DE MERCURE
- signed Picasso (lower right)
- pastel and pencil on card
- 19.5 by 22cm., 7 3/4 by 8 5/8 in.
Provenance
Sale: Lempertz, Cologne, 7th June 2000, lot 4
Private Collection (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Venice, Palazzo Grassi, Le Voyage d'Italie, 1998, no. 116
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1923 à 1925, Paris, 1952, vol. V, no. 202, illustrated pl. 99
Douglas Cooper, Picasso Theatre, New York, 1987, no. 377, illustrated p. 356
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture: Neoclassicism II, 1922-1924, San Francisco, 1996, no. 24-097, illustrated p. 225
Brigitte Léal, Carnets, Catalogue des dessins, Paris, 1996, vol. I, p. 341
Condition
Executed on buff-coloured card, attached to the mount at all four corners and floating in the mount. There is a watermark running down the right edge and the left edge is perforated, inherent to the nature of the sheet. Apart from some very minor studio dirt mainly to the lower and upper right edge, this work is in very good condition.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."