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JOAN MIRÓ 1893-1983 & JOSEP LLORENS ARTIGAS 1892-1980 | Personnage V
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Joan Miró 1893-1983 & Josep Llorens Artigas 1892-1980
- Personnage V
- signed Miró Artigas, dated 49 and numbered 29
- glazed ceramic
- height: 26cm., 10 1/4 in.
- Executed in 1946. This work is unique.
Provenance
Sale: Beaussant & Lefevre, Paris, 18th June 2014, lot 163
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Joan Punyet Miró & Joan Gardy Artigas, Joan Miró & Josep Llorens Artigas, Ceramics, Catalogue raisonné, 1941-1981, Paris, 2007, no. 11-14, illustrations of versions I-IV, pp. 36-37
Condition
The ceramic is sound. There is a very minor chip to the glaze to the back above the feet, and very fine and stable lines of craquelure to the glaze. There is evidence of pitting, commensurate with the firing process. This work is in overall 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."
Catalogue Note
'These are not decorated ceramics, they are simply ceramics; it is impossible to tell where the painter starts and the potter ends.' Josep Llorens Artigas in Joan Miró & Josep Llorens Artigas, Ceramics, Catalogue Raisonné 1941-1981, Paris, 2007, p. 17
ADOM has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
ADOM has confirmed the authenticity of this work.