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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Le mendiant
- signed Picasso, dated 3.7.67. and numbered I (upper left)
- pen and ink and wash on paper
- 37.3 by 52.6cm., 14 5/8 by 20 3/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Collection Alfred Hecht, London
Sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 353
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Collection Alfred Hecht, London
Sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 353
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Louise Leiris, Dessins 1966-1967, 1968, no. 29
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 141, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 155, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 184, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 141, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 155, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 184, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Charles Feld & René Char, Picasso, Dessins 27.3.66 - 15.3.68, Paris, 1969, no. 204, illustrated in colour
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, œuvres de 1967 et 1968, Paris, 1973, vol. XXVII, no. 491, illustrated pl. 185
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties II 1964-1967, San Francisco, 2002, no. 67-270, illustrated p. 363
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, œuvres de 1967 et 1968, Paris, 1973, vol. XXVII, no. 491, illustrated pl. 185
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties II 1964-1967, San Francisco, 2002, no. 67-270, illustrated p. 363
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, and taped intermittently to the mount along the upper edge. The edges are slightly irregular. The sheet is time-stained and there are traces of discolouration to the upper left and right edges. There is a very small remnant of tape towards the lower right edge. Otherwise this work is in overall good condition.
"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."