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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Vieil homme pensant à sa jeunesse: garçon sur un cheval de cirque et femmes (B. 1495; Ba. 1511)
- Etching
- plate: 315 by 416 mm 12 3/8 by 16 3/8 in
- sheet: 455 by 563 mm 17 7/8 by 22 1/8 in
Etching, 1968, printing with plate tone, signed in pencil, numbered 18/50 (total edition includes 17 signed proofs reserved for the artist), plate 15 from the 347 Series, on wove paper, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, framed
Condition
The print is in good condition, with full margins. Pale mat-stain and a few very faint traces of red residue from the decorative mat edges in the margins. Creasing in the left and right margins and at the left of the lower sheet edge. A very small area of surface soiling at the left of the extreme upper sheet edge. Two faint graphite traces in the horse in the image. ('L.15' and '11794' inscribed in graphite in the lower margin recto).
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.