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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- La Couseuse
- Conté crayon and charcoal on paper
- 23 3/4 by 18 3/4 in.
- 60.5 by 47.5 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso, France (the artist’s granddaughter; by descent from the above)
Acquired from the above
Marina Picasso, France (the artist’s granddaughter; by descent from the above)
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
Paris, Grand Palais, Hommage à Pablo Picasso, 1966-67, no. 17, illustrated in the catalogue
Venice, Centro di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi, Picasso, Opere dal 1895 al 1971 dalla Collezione Marina Picasso, 1981, no. 55, illustrated in the catalogue (dated 1906)
Munich, Haus der Kunst; Cologne, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle; Frankfurt, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut & Zurich, Kunsthaus, Collection Marina Picasso, 1981-82, no. 44, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art & Kyoto, Municipal Museum, Picasso, Masterpieces from Marina Picasso Collection and from Museums in USA and USSR, 1983-84, no. 27, illustrated in the catalogue
Valence, IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez, Picasso Dibujos 1899-1917, 1989, no. 17
Barcelona, Museo Picasso & Bern, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Picasso 1905-1906, 1992, no. 186, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Venice, Centro di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi, Picasso, Opere dal 1895 al 1971 dalla Collezione Marina Picasso, 1981, no. 55, illustrated in the catalogue (dated 1906)
Munich, Haus der Kunst; Cologne, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle; Frankfurt, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut & Zurich, Kunsthaus, Collection Marina Picasso, 1981-82, no. 44, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art & Kyoto, Municipal Museum, Picasso, Masterpieces from Marina Picasso Collection and from Museums in USA and USSR, 1983-84, no. 27, illustrated in the catalogue
Valence, IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez, Picasso Dibujos 1899-1917, 1989, no. 17
Barcelona, Museo Picasso & Bern, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Picasso 1905-1906, 1992, no. 186, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, supplément aux années 1903-1906, vol. XXII, Paris, 1970, no. 329, illustrated pl. 118
Pierre Daix & Georges Boudaille, Picasso, The Blue & Rose Periods. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings 1900-1906, Greenwich, 1966, no. A21, illustrated p. 344
Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso. The Early Years 1881-1907, New York, 1981, no. 1343, illustrated p. 469 (dated 1906)
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Rose Period, 1905-1906, San Francisco, 2012, no. 1906-255, illustrated p. 241 (dated 1906)
Pierre Daix & Georges Boudaille, Picasso, The Blue & Rose Periods. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings 1900-1906, Greenwich, 1966, no. A21, illustrated p. 344
Josep Palau i Fabre, Picasso. The Early Years 1881-1907, New York, 1981, no. 1343, illustrated p. 469 (dated 1906)
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Rose Period, 1905-1906, San Francisco, 2012, no. 1906-255, illustrated p. 241 (dated 1906)
Condition
Executed on beige wove paper. Affixed to the mount at multiple points on the verso. Overall the sheet is slightly time darkened. There are soft crease running horizontally throughout the sheet. Minor smudging to medium in the upper right quadrant. Overall the work is in 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.
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.