- 318
Pablo Picasso
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Le Visage de la Paix: Colombe, Visage, Mains et fleur
- Dated 5.12.50 and numbered VII (lower left)
- Pencil on paper
- 6 1/8 by 8 1/2 in.
- 15.6 by 21.6 cm
Provenance
Lever Galleries, London
Bjorn Ressle Fine Art, Stockholm
Sale: Christie's, London, December 10, 1997, lot 376 (5)
Private Collection, New York
Acquired from the above in 1998
Exhibited
Geneva, Musée de l'Athénée, 1974
London, Lever Galleries, 1977
Stockholm, Bjorn Ressle Fine Art, 1998
Literature
"Les Visage de la Paix," Cercle d'Art, Paris, 1951
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, attached to a window mat on the verso. Work is in excellent 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.
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.
Catalogue Note
This work, in addition to lot 314, was drawn as an illustration for Paul Eluard's poem, "Le visage de la paix."