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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
90,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- CAVALIER
- signed Picasso (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 47 by 26.7cm., 18 1/2 by 10 1/2 in.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Saidenberg Gallery, New York
Mrs. Thomas Flemming, Connecticut
René Dreyfus, Paris
Sale: Maîtres Malphettes, Lavail, Galy & Arnaune, Toulouse, 4th December 1972, lot 102
Taménaga Gallery, Tokyo
Gallery Umeda, Osaka
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection, Florida
Saidenberg Gallery, New York
Mrs. Thomas Flemming, Connecticut
René Dreyfus, Paris
Sale: Maîtres Malphettes, Lavail, Galy & Arnaune, Toulouse, 4th December 1972, lot 102
Taménaga Gallery, Tokyo
Gallery Umeda, Osaka
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection, Florida
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, T-hinged to the mount at two points along the top edge. There are three areas of infill paper loss, the largest of which is 1cm. sq., along the top edge. There are two repaired tears to the upper centre of the left edge, and one repaired tear to the centre of the right edge. All four corners have been strengthened. Apart from slight discolouration to the top left edge, this work is in good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work was executed in 1906, probably during Picasso's stay in the small village of Gósol in the Pyrenees. It belongs to a group of works on paper that the artist created during this intense period of artistic activity depicting saltimbanques, riders and circus performers. The atmospher🉐e of Gósol provided a refreshing retreat from the rigours of his first period in Paris, and in the ten weeks he spent in the small village Picasso completed at least 7 large pai🦂ntings, alongside countless drawings, watercolours, gouaches and carvings.