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Alberto Giacometti
Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Alberto Giacometti
- Portrait de Pierre Reverdy
- pen and ink on paper
- 28.1 by 22.6cm., 11⅛ by 8⅞in.
Provenance
Madame Alice Tériade Teriade
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989
Exhibited
Shangai, Museum of Contemporary Art & Beijing, The National Art Museum of China, Culture Chanel, 2011, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, (exhibition catalogue), Berlin, 1999, illustrated p. 403
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection (exhibition catalogue), Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1999, illustrated p. 403
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection (exhibition catalogue), Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1999, illustrated p. 403
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on card. The sheet is slightly time stained and there is some mount staining along the extreme upper and right edges. A few repaired tears to the right edge and a minor, possibly repaired, tear towards the upper right corner of the artist's framing of the work. A few minor tears to the left and right of the lower edge, and a few more to the extreme left edge. Otherwise this work is in good condition.
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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. 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."