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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Trois Saltimbanques
- signed Picasso, dated 14.3.68 and numbered III (lower left)
- pencil on paper
- 49.3 by 75.6cm., 19 3/8 by 29 3/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Gallery Seibu Pisa, Japan
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Gallery Seibu Pisa, Japan
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1967 et 1968, Paris, 1973, vol. XXVII, no. 269, illustrated p. 109
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. The Sixties III, 1968-1969, San Francisco, 2000, no. 68-101, illustrated p. 30
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. The Sixties III, 1968-1969, San Francisco, 2000, no. 68-101, illustrated p. 30
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper and not laid down and taped to the mount at all four corners and at the centre of the upper edge. There is some mount staining to the upper left and lower extreme edges. The sheet is slightly time stained with some slight irregular marks of discolouration. All four edges are deckled. 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."