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Alberto Giacometti
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Alberto Giacometti
- Portrait de Pierre Reverdy de profil droit
- Stylo Bille on paper mounted on card
- 11 1/4 by 9 in.
- 28.4 by 22.7 cm
Provenance
Madame Teriade
Acquired from the above in 1989
Acquired from the above in 1989
Exhibited
Shanghai, Museum of Contemporary Art, Culture Chanel, 2011, n.n., illustrated in color in the catalogue
Beijing, The National Art Museum of China, Culture Chanel, 2011, n.n., illustrated in color in the catalogue
Beijing, The National Art Museum of China, Culture Chanel, 2011, n.n., illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Alexander Dückers, Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski (exhibition catalogue), Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, 1999, illustrated p. 403
Phillip Rylands, The Timeless Eye, Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowsky Collection (exhibition catalogue), Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, 1999, illustrated p. 403
Phillip Rylands, The Timeless Eye, Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowsky Collection (exhibition catalogue), Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, 1999, illustrated p. 403
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on card. Sheet is taped to a window mat at center of top and bottom edge on verso. Evidence of a prior mounting on verso and a numbered inscription in pencil. There is a soft crease with a few possible restorations running diagonally across the upper right quadrant and there are a few tiny nicks and repaired tears around the perimeter. Sheet is slightly time darkened. This work is in 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.