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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Personnages sur plage
- signed Picasso (lower left) and dated 31-7-20 (upper right)
- pencil on paper
- 26.5 by 42cm., 10 3/8 by 16½in.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Otto Bemberg, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 22nd October 2002, lot 175
Private Collection, France
Acquired from the above in 2009
Otto Bemberg, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 22nd October 2002, lot 175
Private Collection, France
Acquired from the above in 2009
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and attached to the mount at all four corners and floating in the overmount. The left and upper edges are deckled, and the lower and right edges are slightly unevenly cut. There is a 4cm long vertical repaired tear to the right upper edge to the left of the standing figure's head. There are some small nicks and tiny tears to parts of all four extreme edges and a tiny pinhole-sized paper loss 2cm in from the centre upper edge. The sheet is slightly time-stained and there are some light creases in places. There is a very faint trace of a previous fold mark running vertically to the centre of the work.
Colours: fairly accurate, though the sheet slightly creamier in the original.
"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."