Lot 128
  • 128

Spies, Werner

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • Spies, Werner
  • Pour Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. Stuttgart: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1965
  • Paper
4to (295 x 217mm.), copy number 87 from a limited edition of 1000 copies, one of 200 with an extra suite of plates, original lithographs by Picasso, Lascaux, Beaudin, Masson, Suzanne Roger, Rouvre and Hadengue, plates and facsimiles of manuscripts, navy buckram with lithographed dust-jacket by Picasso, additional suite of 9 plates (some of which signed by the artist in pencil), suite in separate blue buckram folder, both volumes in card slipcase

together with one of the ordinary copies of the main volume (New York: George Wittenborn, 1965), in dust-jacket

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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."

Catalogue Note

Kahnweiler (1884-1979) was one of the most prominent art dealers in France of the twentieth century and an early supporter and promoter of Picasso.