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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Mousquetaire
- Signed Picasso, dated 12.9.68. and dedicated Pour mon ami Stéhelin (center right)
- Crayon, felt-tip pen and brush and ink on paper
- 6 1/2 by 6 1/2 in.
- 16.5 by 16.5 cm
Provenance
Dr. Jean Stéhelin, Paris (a gift from the artist in 1968)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 12, 1993, lot 321
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Claude Aguttes, Lyon, December 16, 2003, lot 32
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 12, 1993, lot 321
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Claude Aguttes, Lyon, December 16, 2003, lot 32
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above
Literature
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties III, 1968-1969, San Francisco, 2003, no. 68-139, illustrated p. 40
Condition
This work is in very good condition. Executed on a cream wove sheet of paper extracted from a Galerie Louise Leiris catalogue, from their show: Picasso, dessins 1966-1967. Sheet is taped to a window mat at each corner and right edge is slightly deckled. Medium is fresh and bivrant. Sheet is ever so slightly time darkened and there are a few tiny dots of foxing scattered throughout the sheet, otherwise fine.
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.