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Joan Miró
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Joan Miró
- Etude pour 'Ubu Roi'
- signed Miró (lower right)
- brush and ink, coloured crayons and collage on paper
- 32.7 by 50cm., 12 7/8 by 19 3/4 in.
Provenance
Tériade, Paris
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Private Collection, Switzerland (sale: Sotheby's, London, 3rd December 1986, lot 521)
Cassirer Fine Art, Johanessburg (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the parents of the present owners
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Private Collection, Switzerland (sale: Sotheby's, London, 3rd December 1986, lot 521)
Cassirer Fine Art, Johanessburg (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the parents of the present owners
Exhibited
Tokyo, Gallery Odakyu (& travelling in Japan), Miró, 1984, no. 40, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Jacques Dupin & Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró: Catalogue raisonné. Drawings, 1938-59, Paris, 2010, vol. II, no. 1355, illustrated in colour p. 256
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is attached to the mount along the verso of the edges in three places and is floating in the mount. The collage element is stable. All four edges are deckled, there are artist's pinholes in all four corners. There are tiny spots of foxing in places. There is a vertical soft crease running down the centre of the sheet. 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."