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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Mère, enfants et bélier
- Signed Picasso and dated 7.3.67.I (upper right)
- Brush and ink and ink wash on paper
- 19 3/8 by 25 5/8 in.
- 49.3 by 65.2 cm
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Saidenberg Gallery, Inc., New York
The Morton G. Neumann Family Collection, Chicago (acquired from the above in 1968 and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 17, 1998, lot 113)
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Saidenberg Gallery, Inc., New York
The Morton G. Neumann Family Collection, Chicago (acquired from the above in 1968 and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 17, 1998, lot 113)
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Exhibited
Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Morton G. Neumann Family Collection, Selected Works, 1981, no. 44
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, The Morton G. Neumann Family Collection, Picasso Prints and Drawings, 1981-82, no. 94
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, The Morton G. Neumann Family Collection, Picasso Prints and Drawings, 1981-82, no. 94
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1965 à 1967, vol. XXV, Paris, 1972, no. 287, illustrated pl. 128
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings & Sculpture, The Sixties II, 1964-1967, San Francisco, 2002, no. 67-098, illustrated p. 294
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings & Sculpture, The Sixties II, 1964-1967, San Francisco, 2002, no. 67-098, illustrated p. 294
Condition
Executed on white wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is hinged to the mount at two points along the verso of the upper edge. The edges are slightly irregular and deckled. Watermark at lower right corner, visible on the verso. The sheet is lightly time darkened and there is a faint, old mat stain around the extreme perimeter. Some scattered faint spots of foxing in the female figure and to the goat. Otherwise fine, This work is in excellent 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.
Catalogue Note
“Drawing, to Picasso, means living, with a special kind of life that is often self-sufficient… When he draws, Picasso is surrounded by a multitude of figures that have been his familiars for years. They present themselves, demand his attention and then play a charade for his amusement, and incidentally our own.”
Roland Penrose in P.S. Falla, ed., A Picasso Anthology, London, 1981, p. 268
Roland Penrose in P.S. Falla, ed., A Picasso Anthology, London, 1981, p. 268