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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Femme debout
- dated le 2 avril 1943 on the reverse
- brush and pen and ink, wash and gouache on paper
- 28 by 7cm., 11 by 2¾in.
Provenance
Dora Maar (née Henriette Théodora Markovitc), Paris (sale: Piasa, Paris, 27th October 1988, lot 33)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 138, 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. 152, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Boremisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 182, 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. 152, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Boremisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 182, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1943 et 1944, Paris, 1962, vol. XIII, no. 10, illustrated pl. 5
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, Nazi Occupation 1940-1944, San Francisco, 1999, no. 43-122, illustrated p. 219
Mary Ann Caws, Dora Maar: With & without Picasso, A biography, London, 2000, illustrated in colour p. 172
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, Nazi Occupation 1940-1944, San Francisco, 1999, no. 43-122, illustrated p. 219
Mary Ann Caws, Dora Maar: With & without Picasso, A biography, London, 2000, illustrated in colour p. 172
Condition
Executed on fibrous wove paper, not laid down and t-hinged in two places along the upper edge. The left edge is slightly unevenly cut. There are some tape remnants to the upper part of the sheet on the reverse. There is some paper rubbing inherent to its execution. Otherwise this work is in overall very 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."