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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- DEUX PERSONNAGES
- signed Picasso (upper left) and dated 16.12.53 (upper right)
- pen and ink and ink wash on paper
- 20.9 by 26.4cm., 8 1/4 by 10 3/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989
Exhibited
Hanover, Sprengel Museum, Picasso, Druckgraphik, illustrierte Bücher, Zeichnungen, Collagen und Gemälde, 1986-87
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1953 à 1955, Paris, 1965, vol. XVI, no. 57, illustrated pl. 20
Dore Ashton, The Documents of 20th-Century Art, Picasso on Art, A Selection of Views, New York, 1972, illustrated p. 125
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings & Sculptures: The Fifties I, San Francisco, 2000, no. 53-121, illustrated p. 156
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount in all four corners. The upper and lower corners on the right edge are rounded. Apart from some scattered spots of discoloration and some light surface dirt, 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."