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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Homme et femme
- Dated martes 11.1.72. (upper center); signed Picasso and dated Mardi 11.1.72 (on the verso)
- Pencil and ink wash on paper
- 8 1/4 by 5 3/8 in.
- 21 by 13.5 cm
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris
Acquired from the above
Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris
Acquired from the above
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1971-72, vol. XXXIII, Paris, 1978, no. 271, illustrated pI. 89
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Final Years: 1970-1973, San Francisco, 2004, no. 72-006, illustrated p. 265 (titled Caricatures of Two Men)
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Final Years: 1970-1973, San Francisco, 2004, no. 72-006, illustrated p. 265 (titled Caricatures of Two Men)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is fixed to the mount along the upper edge. The sheet has been removed from a spiral-boung sketchpad and the upper edge is perforated. There is a small remnant of old framer's tape on the verso. Apart from some slight time-darkenening, this work is in excellent 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.
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.
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.