- 200
Pablo Picasso
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Étude pour Le Déjeuner
- Signed Picasso and dated 15.6.62.I (lower left)
- Pencil on paper
- 10 1/2 by 16 1/4 in.
- 26.7 by 41.3 cm
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, France (acquired from the above in May 1968)
Private Collection, France (by descent from the above and sold: Christie’s, London, June 25, 2008, lot 202)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, France (acquired from the above in May 1968)
Private Collection, France (by descent from the above and sold: Christie’s, London, June 25, 2008, lot 202)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1961 à 1962, vol. XX, Paris, 1968, no. 271, illustrated pl. 122
Arnold & Marc Glimcher, Je suis le cahier, The Sketchbooks of Picasso, Boston & New York, 1986, no. 163, p. 344
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties I, 1960-1963, San Francisco, 2002, no. 62-098, illustrated p. 242
Arnold & Marc Glimcher, Je suis le cahier, The Sketchbooks of Picasso, Boston & New York, 1986, no. 163, p. 344
The Picasso Project, ed., Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties I, 1960-1963, San Francisco, 2002, no. 62-098, illustrated p. 242
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. Sheet is affixed to a mat at four corners and hinged in four places along top edge. The upper edge is perforated, indicating the sheet was removed from a spiral bound sketchpad and this edge appears to be backed with rice paper. The sheet is slightly time darkened overall and there are scattered faint pindot fox marks. Overall the 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.