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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Tête de Mousquetaire I & II (Two Works)
- (I) Signed Picasso, dated el 4.3.67 and inscribed Para Manolo Angeles Ortiz (along top edge)
(II) Signed Picasso, dated el 4.3.67 and inscribed Para Ortiz y su Mujer (upper right) - Each: colored crayon and pen and ink on paper
- Each: 9 1/4 by 8 1/4 in.
- 23.5 by 21 cm
Provenance
Manuel Angeles Ortiz, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Paris (and sold: Sotheby's, London, November 29, 1989, lot 543)
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, Paris (and sold: Sotheby's, London, November 29, 1989, lot 543)
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired at the above sale)
Condition
Executed on two sheets (the half title page and the title page) in the front of the exhibition catalogue for Hommage à Pablo Picasso at Le Grand Palais, Paris, 1966-67, bound into the volume at the left edge of each sheet. On each page the upper right and lower right corners are slightly handled from being turned. The verso of (II) shows signs of the media from the recto of (I). The media are bright and fresh; overall these works are in very good 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.
Catalogue Note
These two works are dedicated to the Spanish painter Manuel Angeles Ortiz who first met Picasso in Paris in 1922. The two artists remained lifelong friends.