Lot 343
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PABLO PICASSO | Carnet no. 26 (Étude de violons et instruments de musique)

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Carnet no. 26 (Étude de violons et instruments de musique)
  • Pen and ink and pencil on paper on 22 pages bound in a notebook
  • Each sheet: 3 3/8 by 4 3/8 in.
  • 8.6 by 11.1 cm
  • Executed circa 1915-16.

Provenance

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

Condition

Sketches and other artist notes executed on a notebook.The binding is slightly loose. The pages are lightly time-stained overall. There is a quarter-inch long crease to the lower right corner on the last page before the back cover. A few of the pen and ink drawings have bled through the sheet to subsequent pages. On page 6, there are a few spots of foxing. The work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.