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Jean Cocteau
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean Cocteau
- Portrait de Pablo Picasso à la pipe
- pencil on paper
- 27.6 by 20.8cm., 11 by 8 1/8 in.
Provenance
Pablo Picasso
Marina Picasso (acquired from the Estate of the above)
Marina Picasso (acquired from the Estate of the above)
Exhibited
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Picasso the Draughtsman, 103 Works from the Marina Picasso Collection, 1993, no. 38 (erroneously attributed to Pablo Picasso)
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1975, vol. XXIX: supplément aux années 1914-1919, no. 214, illustrated p. 90 (erroneously attributed to Pablo Picasso)
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, From Cubism to Neoclacissim, 1917-1919, San Francisco, 1995, no. 17-240, illustrated p. 70 (erroneously attributed to Pablo Picasso)
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, From Cubism to Neoclacissim, 1917-1919, San Francisco, 1995, no. 17-240, illustrated p. 70 (erroneously attributed to Pablo Picasso)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, The sheet is hinged to the overmount at two points along the verso of the upper edge. The left, right and lower edges are deckled. There is a circular watermark with a bird motif in the centre of the sheet. The sheet is lightly time-stained and there are a few faint scattered spots of foxing. There is a faint flattened crease running diagonally in the upper right corner which is not visible when framed. 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."
Catalogue Note
This work was originally thought to be a self-portrait by Pablo Picasso although recent scholarship has revealed that it should instead be attributed to Jean Cocteau who executed a series of portraits of Picasso smoking a pipe in 1917. Cocteau and Picasso had been invited to Rome by the director of the Ballets Russes, Sergei Diaghilev, to work on the set and costumes of the ballet Parade with his choreographer Leonide Massine.