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Joan Miró
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Joan Miró
- SANS TITRE
- signed Miró and dated 1949 on the reverse
- watercolour and pencil on paper
- 50 by 33.1cm., 19 5/8 by 13in.
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Improvisazione Prima Galleria d'Arte, Rovereto
Alex Mantice, Milan
Sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 352
Sale: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 5th December 2003, lot 124
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Improvisazione Prima Galleria d'Arte, Rovereto
Alex Mantice, Milan
Sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 352
Sale: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 5th December 2003, lot 124
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Jacques Dupin & Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró. Catalogue raisonné. Drawings, 1938-1959, Paris, 2010, vol. II, no. 1158, illustrated in colour p. 176
Condition
Executed on wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount at four corners on the reverse. The right edge is unevenly trimmed. There is some scattered minor staining, mainly in the lower left quadrant, and the sheet is possibly slightly light-struck. The work is in overall good condition.
Colours: Fairly accurate in the printed 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."
"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."