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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Vase avec fleurs
- brush and ink, wash and pencil on paper
- 65.8 by 50.4cm., 25 7/8 by 19 7/8 in.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)
Exhibited
Cannes, Centre d'art La Malmaison, Picasso, l'atelier de La Californie, 1994, n.n.
Künzelsau, Museum Würth & Karlsruhe, Badisches Landesmuseum, Picasso, sein Dialog mit der Keramik - Werke aus der Sammlung Marina Picasso, 1999-2000, n.n.
Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie, Le feu et la terre, 2004-05, n.n.
Künzelsau, Museum Würth & Karlsruhe, Badisches Landesmuseum, Picasso, sein Dialog mit der Keramik - Werke aus der Sammlung Marina Picasso, 1999-2000, n.n.
Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie, Le feu et la terre, 2004-05, n.n.
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, œuvres de 1953 à 1955, Paris, 1965, vol. XVI, no. 397, illustrated p. 144
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso’s Paintings Watercolors Drawings & Sculpture, The Fifities I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 55-080, illustrated p. 294
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso’s Paintings Watercolors Drawings & Sculpture, The Fifities I, 1950-1955, San Francisco, 2000, no. 55-080, illustrated p. 294
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is affixed to the mount at intermittent points along the perimeter of the verso and is floating in its mount. The edges are deckled with minor handling marks and creases. There are artist's pinholes in all four corners. The sheet is lightly time-stain with a few scattered specks of foxing. This work is in overall very good condition.
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"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."