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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Le Picador
- Signed Picasso and dated 5.3.51. (upper left); numbered IV (on the verso)
- Pen and ink and ink wash on paper
- 19 7/8 by 26 in.
- 50.4 by 66 cm
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Sir Alexander Korda, London
Mrs. David Metcalfe, London (by descent from the above)
Private Collection (by descent from the above and sold: Sotheby's, London, December 5 1990, lot 374)
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Sir Alexander Korda, London
Mrs. David Metcalfe, London (by descent from the above)
Private Collection (by descent from the above and sold: Sotheby's, London, December 5 1990, lot 374)
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Exhibited
London, The Lefevre Gallery (Alex Reid & Lefevre Ltd.), Picasso, 1938-1953, 1954, no. 19, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1946 à 1953, vol. XV, Paris, 1965, no. 180, illustrated p. 106
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings & Sculpture, The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 51-022, illustrated p. 44
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings & Sculpture, The Fifties I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 51-022, illustrated p. 44
Condition
This work is in good condition. Executed on cream colored wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is affixed to the mount at two points along the verso of the upper edge. The edges are deckled and slightly irregular. Watermark visible at lower right edge. Two small remnants of old framers tape on the verso of the lower edge. There is some light discoloration to the sheet and an old mat stain visible along the extreme perimeter. Some faint staining at the center of the composition, also visible on the verso. Scattered faint spots of foxing. A small nick to the surface that has punctured the sheet at lower left, one inch from lower edge and seven inches from left edge.
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.