- 304
PABLO PICASSO | Deux danseurs
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Deux danseurs
- signed Picasso (upper right), dated le 25.7.63. (towards centre right) and dedicated Pour Dorry (upper centre)
- pencil on paper
- 13.4 by 20.5cm., 5 1/4 by 8in.
- Drawn on 25th July 1963.
Provenance
Dorry Hawinkels, Paris (a gift from the artist in 1963)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper (with a Watermark along the right edge), not laid down, attached to the mount at each corner and floating in the mount. The sheet is lightly time-stained and there are a few tiny specks of foxing in places. There are a number of small intermittent adhesive marks along the right, upper and left edges, visible in the printed catalogue. There are some further old adhesive marks from a former mount visible to the verso at each corners and at the centre of the upper and lower edges. There is a tiny nick to the centre of the lower edge and three small indents visible at the centre of the left edge relating to the sheet's extraction from a notebook. This work is in good overall 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."
Catalogue Note
Dorry Hawinkels was a Dutch émigré who lived in Paris on the fashionable Avenue de l’Opéra and found fame as one of the early models of Christian Dior. Dorry lived with American photographer, Richard de Grab, whom she sometimes accompanied on his shoots for articles and art books; it was during these occasions where she met many of the most renowned artists of the time. She was bright and charming and over the course of the early 1960s, Dorry acquired a wonderful collection of sketches which the artists gave her as mementos of their days together. Lots 304 and 305 are two examples of the collection that Dorry lovingly assembled.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Claude Picasso.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Claude Picasso.