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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Homme et Femme
signed Picasso, dated 23.7.67 and numbered II (upper left)
- brush and ink on paper
- 56.5 by 75cm., 22¼ by 29½in.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Edlich Jr., New York
Sale: Doyle, New York, 7th November 2007, lot 101
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Edlich Jr., New York
Sale: Doyle, New York, 7th November 2007, lot 101
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
London, The Waddington Galleries, Picasso Drawings, 1970, no. 16, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
René Char & Charles Feld, Picasso Dessins, Paris, 1969, no. 238, illustrated n.p.
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso: Œuvres de 1967 et 1968, Paris, 1973, vol. XXVII, no. 89, illustrated p. 27
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture: The Sixties II, 1964-1967, San Francisco, 2002, no. 67-310, illustrated p. 374
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso: Œuvres de 1967 et 1968, Paris, 1973, vol. XXVII, no. 89, illustrated p. 27
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture: The Sixties II, 1964-1967, San Francisco, 2002, no. 67-310, illustrated p. 374
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached along the right edge, and floating in the mount. The edges are slightly uneven. There are a few tiny indentations to the upper edge, the most prominent of which is in the centre of the upper edge. There is faint time staining to the edges and the colour of the brush may be slightly light-struck. Otherwise, this work is in good condition.
Colours: The paper tone is creamer and less warm in the original compared to the illustration 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."
Catalogue Note
'Art can only be erotic [...] Art can't be chaste. One ought to forbid it to ignorant innocents and never put anyone in contact with it who is insufficiently prepared for it. Yes, art is dangerous. Or if it is chaste, it's not art.'
Pablo Picasso