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Juan Gris
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Juan Gris
- Étude pour "Arlequin assis à la guitare"
- Signed Juan Gris and dated 1919 (lower left)
- Pen and ink on paper
- 13 1/8 by 10 in.
- 33.3 by 25.5 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Mme Josette Gris & M. Georges Gonzalez Gris (by descent from the above in 1927)
Douglas Cooper, London & Argilliers (acquired in the late 1930s)
Lionel Prejger, Paris (acquired by 1976)
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (acquired by 1976 and until at least 1985)
Galerie Bellechasse, Paris
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Mme Josette Gris & M. Georges Gonzalez Gris (by descent from the above in 1927)
Douglas Cooper, London & Argilliers (acquired in the late 1930s)
Lionel Prejger, Paris (acquired by 1976)
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (acquired by 1976 and until at least 1985)
Galerie Bellechasse, Paris
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Bielefeld, Kunsthalle, Zeichnungen und Collagen des Kubismus, Picasso, Braque, Gris, 1979, no. 237, illustrated in the catalogue
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Berkeley, University Art Museum, University of California & New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Juan Gris 1887-1927, 1983-84, no. 95, illustrated in the catalogue
Madrid, Salas Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Juan Gris, 1887-1927, 1985, no. 160, illustrated in the catalogue
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Berkeley, University Art Museum, University of California & New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Juan Gris 1887-1927, 1983-84, no. 95, illustrated in the catalogue
Madrid, Salas Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Juan Gris, 1887-1927, 1985, no. 160, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Juan Gris, His Life and Work, London, 1947, no. 9, illustrated p. 17
José Camón Aznar, Picasso y el Cubismo, Madrid, 1956, n.n., illustrated pl. 104
Douglas Cooper, Juan Gris, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint (second edition), vol. II, Paris, 2014, no. 321a, illustrated in color p. 536
José Camón Aznar, Picasso y el Cubismo, Madrid, 1956, n.n., illustrated pl. 104
Douglas Cooper, Juan Gris, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint (second edition), vol. II, Paris, 2014, no. 321a, illustrated in color p. 536
Condition
The work is in excellent condition. Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is hinged to a mount at several places along the perimeter of its verso. The right edge of the sheet is deckled. There are some faint and minor creases to the lower right quadrant of the sheet.
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.