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Giacometti, Alberto and Pablo Picasso
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description
- paper and ink, US and IT
Two books, one inscribed by Jacqueline Kennedy, and the other bearing her bookplate.
Alberto Giacometti, with André Parinaud. Alberto Giacometti. Basel: Galerie Beyeler, 1964. 4to (11 1/2 x 9 in.; 295 x 230 mm). Publisher's white cloth, facsimile of Giacometti's signature stamped in gilt on upper cover, pictorial dust-jacket; covers foxed. Loosely laid in is a glossy black-and-white photograph of the artist. Inscribed.
Pablo Picasso (illus.). Luis Miguel Dominguin. Toros y Toreros (trans. Edouard Roditi). New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1961. 14 3/4 x 11 in.; 380 x 280 mm). Pictorial cloth and slipcase; slipcase yellowed and cracked along the top and bottom. Bookplate of Jacqueline Kennedy on flyleaf; paste action affecting bookplate.
Alberto Giacometti, with André Parinaud. Alberto Giacometti. Basel: Galerie Beyeler, 1964. 4to (11 1/2 x 9 in.; 295 x 230 mm). Publisher's white cloth, facsimile of Giacometti's signature stamped in gilt on upper cover, pictorial dust-jacket; covers foxed. Loosely laid in is a glossy black-and-white photograph of the artist. Inscribed.
Pablo Picasso (illus.). Luis Miguel Dominguin. Toros y Toreros (trans. Edouard Roditi). New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1961. 14 3/4 x 11 in.; 380 x 280 mm). Pictorial cloth and slipcase; slipcase yellowed and cracked along the top and bottom. Bookplate of Jacqueline Kennedy on flyleaf; paste action affecting bookplate.
Condition
Alberto Giacometti, with André Parinaud. Alberto Giacometti. Basel: Galerie Beyeler, 1964. 4to (11 1/2 x 9 in.; 295 x 230 mm). Publisher's white cloth, facsimile of Giacometti's signature stamped in gilt on upper cover, pictorial dust-jacket; covers foxed. Loosely laid in is a glossy photograph of the artist. Inscribed.
Pablo Picasso (illus.). Luis Miguel Dominguin. Toros y Toreros (trans. Edouard Roditi). New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1961. 14 3/4 x 11 in.; 380 x 280 mm). Pictorial cloth and slipcase; slipcase yellowed and cracked along the top and bottom. Bookplate of Jacqueline Kennedy on flyleaf; paste action affecting bookplate.
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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
Two books linking Mrs. Kennedy's love and appreciation of art with that of the McNamaras. The Giacometti monograph is inscribed: "For Margie and Bob | with love | Jackie | Christmas 1966. The McNamaras owned a bronze sculpture by Giacometti entitled "Buste de Diego" which was sold in Sotheby's New York Impressionist and Modern Art Sale, 2 May 2012 (lot 19) for $1,762,500. Toros et Toreros bears Mrs. Kennedy's bookplate on the flyleaf.