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PABLO PICASSO | Minotaure caressant du muffle la main d'une dormeuse (B. 201; Ba. 369)
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Minotaure caressant du muffle la main d'une dormeuse (B. 201; Ba. 369)
- plate: 297 by 367 mm 11 3/4 by 14 1/2 in
- sheet: 338 by 445 mm 13 1/4 by 17 1/2 in
Drypoint, 1933, signed in pencil, from the total edition of 310, plate 93 from the Vollard suite, on Montval laid paper with the Vollard watermark, printed by Lacourière, Paris, published by Vollard, Paris, framed
Condition
The print is in good condition, with wide (apparently full) margins. Faint mat-stain. A tiny rust fleck and a thin band of pale surface soiling in the right margin. The verso faintly toned, with four small hinge remnants along the upper sheet edge and three small rust flecks, one showing through very faintly in the woman's hair. (A small spot of faint discoloration in the minotaur's back near the platemark.)
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.