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Lot 124
  • 124

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Le Taureau Noir (B. 446; M. 89)
  • lithograph
  • sheet 497 by 653 mm 19 5/8 by 25 3/4 in
Lithograph, 1947, signed in red crayon, a proof aside from the numbered edition of 50 (this impression with spurious numbering), on Arches wove paper, framed

Provenance

Ex coll. unknown (the initials 'GBL' in a circle) (not in Lugt)

Condition

With full margins, a deckle edge at left and right. The print is generally in good condition except for an uneven oval-shaped surface repair just below the bull's head that has been touched-in and a related 4-inch surface scratch. The sheet is slightly light-stained and there is an occasional soft handling crease in the left margin. The red signature slightly faded.
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