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JOAN MIRÓ | Sans titre
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Joan Miró
- Sans titre
- Signed Miró, dated mars 1931 and dedicated à Georges Hugnet, bien sympathiquement (center right)
- Watercolor, pen and ink and pencil on paper
- 8 1/8 by 6 1/4 in.
- 20.6 by 16 cm
- Executed in March 1931.
Provenance
Myrtille Georges Hugnet, Paris (a gift from the artist)
Private Collection, Paris (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, Paris, December 1, 2015, lot 8)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Paris (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, Paris, December 1, 2015, lot 8)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Musée national d’art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Pérégrinations de Georges Hugnet, 1978, no. 184, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Jacques Dupin & Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné, Drawings, 1901-1937, vol. I, Paris, 2008, no. 354, illustrated in color p. 173
Condition
This work is in good condition. Executed on cream wove paper and taken from a sketchbook. The upper edge has a series of perforated holes in accordance with the medium. The right edge is deckled. The medium is well preserved and the colors present nicely. The sheet is slightly undulating and there are some minor creases and handling marks, predominantly running from the right edge. Otherwise, fine.
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.