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Joan Miró
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Joan Miró
- Poem for Diane Bouchard: Two Etchings from Poèmes pour Ruthven Todd
- I: Signed Miró. and dated New. York. juin 1947 (lower right); numbered épreuve d'essai and inscribed pour Diane Bouchard très affectueusement (lower left)
II: Signed Miró., dated 1947 and inscribed et aussi de Ruthven Todd qui a fait le poem (lower right); numbered épreuve d'essai and inscribed pour Diane Bouchard très affectueusement (lower left)
- Black and white and color etchings on paper
- Plate (each): 5 1/2 by 7 in.; 14 by 17.7 cm
- Sheet (each): 13 by 10 in.; 33 by 24.4 cm
One printed in colors, with a poem dedicated to Diane Bouchard;
each extensively dedicated to Diane Bouchard in pencil.
each extensively dedicated to Diane Bouchard in pencil.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist in June 1947
Literature
Patrick Cramer, Joan Miró The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné, Geneva, 1989, no. 14, illustration of the plate p. 55
Condition
I: Executed on cream wove paper which is slightly time darkened. All edges are deckled. Some loses along lower edge, lower right corner, upper edge and upper right corner, all of which are well outside of the image area. Some skinning to the sheet at a few points on bottm and left edge, also outside of image area. This work is in generally good condition.
II: Executed on cream wove paper which is slightly time darkened. There are scattered foxing marks, primarily outside of the image area. Soft crease across lower right corner. Left, top and bottom edges are deckled, right edge is cut. Undulation throughout the sheet and some studio stains on the back. This work is in generally 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.