Lot 75
  • 75

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Études
  • Pencil on paper
  • 5 3/8 by 8 1/4 in.
  • 13.6 by 20.9 cm

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)

Literature

Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1932 à 1937, vol. VIII, Paris, 1955, no. 184, illustrated p. 80

Condition

Executed on the reverse of light brown correspondence paper with the stamp and postage mark. There is a horizontal crease bisecting and inherent in the paper, and a further vertical crease approx. 1/2 in. from the right edge. There are some minor tears to the paper at the center of the composition. There is a tear and a loss to the paper at the center of the lower edge, with light staining in the surrounding area. There is some general surface dirt and foxing along the lower left edge. There is a further spot of foxing to the upper left quadrant. There is a pin hole to the center of the upper edge of the paper. The medium is relatively fresh and strong. The work is in relatively good condition.
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