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Joan Miró
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Joan Miró
- La Torture de l'absence
- Signed Miró, dated 5.32 and inscribed la torture de l'absence (lower left)
- Brush and ink and pencil on paper
- 10 by 13 in.
- 25.4 by 33 cm
Provenance
Elisabet Engellau, Paris
Sale: Beijers Auktioner, Stockholm, May 22, 1990, lot 450
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Beijers Auktioner, Stockholm, May 22, 1990, lot 450
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Joan Miró. Creator of New Worlds, 1998, no. 94, illustrated in color in the catalogue
London, Helly Nahmad Gallery, Joan Miró—a retrospective, 1999-2000, no. 12, illustrated in color in the catalogue
London, Helly Nahmad Gallery, Joan Miró—a retrospective, 1999-2000, no. 12, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Jacques Dupin & Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné. Drawings, vol. I, Paris, 2008, no. 360, illustrated p. 176
Condition
Executed on very thick cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is slightly timestained and there are few localized stains in places, one to the center of the upper left quadrant and one to the center of the lower edge. The edges are slightly unevenly cut. Some tape remnants and areas of paper skinning to the verso. Some minor creasing to the upper left corner. Otherwise, this work is in overall 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.