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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
65,000 - 85,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- PORTRAIT DE FERNANDE
- signed Picasso (upper left)
- pen and ink on paper
- 17 by 10.8cm., 6 3/4 by 4 1/4 in.
Provenance
Oskar Moll, Berlin
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Paris
Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 4th December 1991, lot 127
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., 19th & 20th Century Drawings, Watercolours & Sculpture, 1961, no. 24, illustrated in the catalogue
Boone (North Carolina), The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, The Omnipotent Dream: Man Ray, Confluences and Influences, 2003
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, taped to the mount in the top two corners. There is a very small area of paper loss in the lower right corner and a 5mm. paper tear in the upper right corner. Apart from some small spots of staining in all four corners, this work is in good condition.
"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."