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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Peintre au travail avec modèle barbu et une spectatrice assise en tailleur (Bloch 1130; Baer 1127)
- Etching and aquatint on wove paper
- plate: 9 1/8 by 13 in. (23.2 by 33.1 cm.)
- frame: 19 3/4 by 22 7/8 in. (50 by 58.2 cm.)
Aquatint with etching, 1963, signed in pencil and numbered 25/75 (total edition includes approximately 25 artist's proofs), from the portfolio 'Les Bleus de Barcelone', on Richard de Bas wove paper, printed by Atelier Crommelynck, Paris, with the watermark of the publisher, Au Vent d'Arles, Paris, framed
Condition
The print is in generally good condition, with wide margins. Faint uneven light-stain, darkest at mat opening and faint mat-stain in each corner. (Slight undulation to the sheet and a few spots of stray ink, pencil marks and light surface soiling in the margins. A tiny rust fleck at lower right corner and the right sheet edge slightly uneven.) The verso in good condition apart from remnants of previous hinges and associated light skinning along the top sheet edge. (Very faint backboard-stain and a few minuscule fox marks and traces of surface soiling also on the verso.)
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.