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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Portrait de Dora Maar en buste de profil
- Pencil and estompe on paper
- 16 by 12 7/8 in.
- 40.5 by 32.7 cm
Provenance
Dora Maar, France (acquired from the artist and sold by the estate: Piasa, Paris, October 28, 1998, lot 40)
Acquired at the above sale
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1932 à 1937, vol. VIII, Paris, 1957, no. 294, illustrated pl. 138
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, Surrealism 1930-1936, San Francisco, 1997, no. 36-089, illustrated p. 296
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, Surrealism 1930-1936, San Francisco, 1997, no. 36-089, illustrated p. 296
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper affixed to a mount at two places on verso. Estate stamp DM 1998 at lower right corner. Left edge is deckled and apparently was pulled from a sketchbook with pre=perforated left edges; these perforations are visible along extreme left edge. A few studio stains at extreme top and bottom edges. A portion of the following sheet in the notebook is folded over and attached at lower right on verso. The perforations, studio stains and portion of the following sheet are all well outside the image area. Sheet is slightly undulated and there are a few very minor soft creases. This work is in 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.
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.