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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Buste d’homme (from La Suite de Saltimbanques)
- drypoint on vieux japon
- Plate: 4 3/4 by 3 1/2 in. 12 by 8.8 cm.
- Sheet: 19 1/8 by 13 1/4 in. 48.5 by 33.6 cm.
Literature
Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso, catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié, 1904-1967, Bern, 1968, cat. no. 4, p. 21, (another example illustrated)
Brigitte Baer & Bernhard Geiser, Picasso peintre-graveur, Bern, 1990, Vol. I, cat. no. 5, p. 24, (another example illustrated)
Brigitte Baer & Bernhard Geiser, Picasso peintre-graveur, Bern, 1990, Vol. I, cat. no. 5, p. 24, (another example illustrated)
Condition
The work is in good condition with wide margins. With light-staining. 2 remains of brown tape hinges at top sheet edge, verso, showing through. At left sheet edge on verso there are white hinge remnants, thin strips measuring 3 ¼ inches. With mat-staining throughout. With unobtrusive pale mottled fox marks scattered throughout the margins. Soft diagonal crease at upper left corner. Possible skillfully repaired tear at bottom sheet edge, ½ inch. Diagonal scuff in lower left corner. (one fox mark just above the plate mark at top)
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.