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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- LES POÊTES
- signed Picasso and dated Vallauris le 26.12.53. (upper right)
- brush and ink on paper
- 26.4 by 21.2cm., 10 3/8 by 8 1/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Private Collection, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the late 1950s
Exhibited
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1953 à 1955, Paris, 1965, vol. XVI, no. 90, illustrated pl. 31
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculptures, The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 53-151, illustrated p. 164
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculptures, The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 53-151, illustrated p. 164
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at all four corners. The upper edge is serrated and the lower two corners are rounded. Apart from some light surface dirt and handling marks to the edge of the sheet, this work is in 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."