Lot 153
  • 153

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Vallauris 1956 Toros (B. 1270)
  • Image: 653 by 533mm; 25 3/4 by 21in
  • Sheet: 991 by 654mm; 39 by 25¾in
Linocut printed in colours, 1956, signed in red pencil, on Arches wove paper, with full margins, in good condition apart from occasional pale fox marks in the margins, two short nicks at the lower sheet edge, slight light-staining

Condition

The print is in good condition as catalogued. Pale fox marks are visible in the margins, along with occasional surface dirt. The nicks at the lower sheet edge are shorter than 2 mm each. The paper tone has darkened overall due to exposure to light and the verso is additionally discolored due to surface soiling and slight mount staining.
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