Lot 230
  • 230

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Taureau mourant agenouillĂ© devant une femme nue morte (B. 221; Ba. 427)
  • etching
  • plate: 236 by 297 mm 9 1/4 by 11 3/4 in
  • sheet: 337 by 447 mm 13 1/4 by 17 5/8 in
Etching, 1934, signed in pencil, from the total edition of 310, plate 23 from the Vollard suite, on Montval laid paper with the Vollard watermark

Condition

The print is in good condition, with wide margins. A few small spots of adhesive residue in each corner and at the center of each sheet edge. An occasional tiny, inconspicuous fox mark in the sheet. Faint time-stain at the extreme sheet edges and a few small spots of pale surface soiling in the margins. The verso in good condition aside from remnants of previous hinging in the corners and a few spots of surface soiling.
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.
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