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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Au cirque
- Signed Picasso and dated 10.1.54. II (upper right)
- Pen and brush and ink on paper
- 9 3/8 by 12 5/8 in.
- 23.9 by 32.1 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, New York (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 3, 2005, lot 356)
Acquired at the above sale
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Saidenberg Gallery, no. V-108
New York, Museum of Modern Art (on loan)
New York, Museum of Modern Art (on loan)
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1953 à 1955, vol. XVI, Paris, 1965, no. 163, illustrated pl. 55
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 54-063, illustrated p. 186
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 54-063, illustrated p. 186
Condition
Executed on white wove paper, laid down on card. Some very minor staining to extreme left edge and right lower edge, a few scattered, faint spots of foxing, otherwise fine. 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.