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PABLO PICASSO | Femme nue couchée
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Femme nue couchée
- Signed Picasso and dated 1er Decembre 54 III (upper left)
- Pen and ink on paper
- 13 3/4 by 17 in.
- 35 by 43 cm
- Executed on December 1, 1954.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired on September 19, 1969)
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York (acquired on December 23, 1987)
Acquired from the above
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired on September 19, 1969)
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York (acquired on December 23, 1987)
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Art; Houston, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston & San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Picasso, Braque, Léger: Masterpieces from Swiss Collections, 1975-76, n.n.
Paris, Galerie Marwan Hoss & London, 12 Duke Street Gallery, Faces and Nudes: Drawings by Sculptors, 1982, no. 15
Basel, Galerie Beyler, Nudes—Nus—Nackte, 1984, no. 71
Paris, Galerie Marwan Hoss & London, 12 Duke Street Gallery, Faces and Nudes: Drawings by Sculptors, 1982, no. 15
Basel, Galerie Beyler, Nudes—Nus—Nackte, 1984, no. 71
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1953 à 1955, vol. XVI, Paris, 1965, no. 340, illustrated p. 122
Condition
This work is in overall good condition. Executed on cream laid paper. Hinged to a mount at four places on the verso. The edges of the sheet are deckled. The sheet is time struck overall and the edges are stained presumably due to a previous mounting. There is a repair to sheet on the right edge. A small loss to the sheet at the lower left corner.
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.