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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Homme lisant
- signed Picasso, dated 23.10.67. and numbered I (upper right)
- pencil on paper
- 28.5 by 23.2cm., 11 1/4 by 9 1/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Saidenberg Gallery, New York
Private Collection (sale: Christie's, New York, 11th May 1994, lot 324)
Private Collection, USA (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 8th November 2007, lot 390)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Saidenberg Gallery, New York
Private Collection (sale: Christie's, New York, 11th May 1994, lot 324)
Private Collection, USA (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 8th November 2007, lot 390)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, œuvres de 1967 et 1968, vol. XXVII, Paris, 1973, no. 161, illustrated pl. 55
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, 1964-67, San Francisco, 2002, no. 67-398, illustrated p. 398
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, 1964-67, San Francisco, 2002, no. 67-398, illustrated p. 398
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and attached to the mount intermittently along the edges and floating in the mount. The edges are deckled. The sheet is very slightly time stained and there are a few faint stains of foxing in places. Otherwise this work is in overall 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. 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."