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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Couple aux champs, avec un putto couronné de fleurs (B. 1697; Ba. 1713)
- Etching
- plate: 317 by 315 mm 12 1/2 by 12 3/8 in
- sheet: 495 by 452 mm 19 1/2 by 17 3/4 in
Etching, 1968, printing with plate tone, signed in pencil, numbered 47/50 (total edition includes 17 signed proofs reserved for the artist), plate 217 from the 347 Series, on wove paper, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, framed
Condition
The print is in good condition, with full margins. Very pale mat-stain and faint traces of graphite from the window of the mat in the margins. The occasional trace of minor surface soiling in the margins. The sheet curling very slightly at the lower edge. A couple of very faint graphite traces in the centre of the lower part of the image. A couple of minute fox marks in the margins (only visible upon close inspection). The sheet hinged to the mat with two pieces of tape at the upper sheet edge verso, framed. ('#3656' and 'L. 217' 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.