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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Étude de visage
- signed Picasso and dated 1909 on the reverse
- charcoal on paper
- 31.6 by 24.2cm., 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 in.
Provenance
Estate of the artist (inv. 1166)
Marina Picasso (the artist's granddaughter; by descent from the above)
Acquired from the above by the late owner
Marina Picasso (the artist's granddaughter; by descent from the above)
Acquired from the above by the late owner
Exhibited
Munich, Haus der Kunst; Cologne, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle; Frankfurt, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut & Zurich, Kunsthaus, Collection Marina Picasso, 1981-82, no. 65
Venice, Centro di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi, Picasso, Opere dal 1895 al 1971 dalla Collezione Marina Picasso, 1981, no. 78, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, National Gallery of Modern Art & Kyoto, Municipal Museum Kyoto, Picasso, Masterpieces from Marina Picasso Collection and from Museums in USA and USSR, 1983, no. 50, illustrated in the catalogue
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria & Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Picasso, 1984, no. 34, illustrated in the catalogue
Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Picasso, Œuvres cubistes de la Collection Marina Picasso, 1986, no. 99, illustrated in the catalogue
Barcelona, Fundacio Caixa de Barcelona, Picasso cubista 1907 - 1920, Coleccion Marina Picasso, 1987, no. 32
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Cubist works from the Marina Picasso Collection, 1987, no. 24, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo Station Gallery, Pablo Picasso: Focused on cubist works from the Marina Picasso Collection, 1988, no. 11
Madrid, Krugier/Poniatowski Collection, 2000, no. 174
Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern, Picasso und die Schweiz, 2001-02, no. 45, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Krugier/Poniatowski Collection, 2002, no. 156
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Picasso: The Cubist Portraits of Fernande Olivier, 2003-04, no. 25, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Vienna, Krugier/Poniatowski Collection, 2005, no. 134
Venice, Centro di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi, Picasso, Opere dal 1895 al 1971 dalla Collezione Marina Picasso, 1981, no. 78, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, National Gallery of Modern Art & Kyoto, Municipal Museum Kyoto, Picasso, Masterpieces from Marina Picasso Collection and from Museums in USA and USSR, 1983, no. 50, illustrated in the catalogue
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria & Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Picasso, 1984, no. 34, illustrated in the catalogue
Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Picasso, Œuvres cubistes de la Collection Marina Picasso, 1986, no. 99, illustrated in the catalogue
Barcelona, Fundacio Caixa de Barcelona, Picasso cubista 1907 - 1920, Coleccion Marina Picasso, 1987, no. 32
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Cubist works from the Marina Picasso Collection, 1987, no. 24, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo Station Gallery, Pablo Picasso: Focused on cubist works from the Marina Picasso Collection, 1988, no. 11
Madrid, Krugier/Poniatowski Collection, 2000, no. 174
Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern, Picasso und die Schweiz, 2001-02, no. 45, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Krugier/Poniatowski Collection, 2002, no. 156
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Picasso: The Cubist Portraits of Fernande Olivier, 2003-04, no. 25, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Vienna, Krugier/Poniatowski Collection, 2005, no. 134
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, supplément aux volumes 1 à 5, Paris, 1954, vol. VI, no. 1084, illustrated p. 130
Josep Palau I Fabre, Picasso Cubisme 1907-1917, Paris, 1990, no. 394, illustrated p. 139
Josep Palau I Fabre, Picasso Cubisme 1907-1917, Paris, 1990, no. 394, illustrated p. 139
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, t-hinged to the mount at the upper two corners and floating in the mount. All four edges are deckled. There is some very light staining to the extreme edges, otherwise this work is in overall very good condition.
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"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."