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JOAN MIRÓ | Personnage et oiseau dans la nuit
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Joan Miró
- Personnage et oiseau dans la nuit
- signed Miró (lower right); signed Miró, dated 12/V/65 and 12/5/65 and titled twice on the verso
- watercolour, pastel and pen and ink on paper
- 76 by 56.5cm., 30 by 22 1/4 in.
- Executed on 12th May 1965.
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Galleria Il Collezionista, Rome
Private Collection, Europe
Galleria Il Collezionista, Rome
Private Collection, Europe
Literature
Jacques Dupin & Ariane Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné, Drawings, 1960-1972, Paris, 2010, vol. III, no. 1826, illustrated p. 102 (with erroneous measurements)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and floating in the mount. All four edges are deckled. The sheet is very lightly time stained and there are some minor spots of foxing to the sheet. Overall this work is in very 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."