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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Minotaure caressant une Dormeuse
- signed Picasso in pencil (lower right)
- drypoint, from la suite Vollard, printing with burr, from the total edition of 310, on Montval laid paper with the Vollard watermark
- plate: 30 by 36.5cm., 11 3/4 by 14 3/8 in., sheet: 34 by 44.7cm., 13 3/4 by 17 5/8 in.
- Executed in 1933.
Literature
Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso, Tome I, Catalogue de l'œuvre gravé et lithographié, 1904-1967, Berne, 1975, no. 201
Condition
The full sheet (a deckle edge at left, right, and upper sides), in good condition apart from pale paper discoloration stronger along extreme edges, two small nicks at lower sheet edge, the occasional stray fox mark mostly in margins, verso with the occasional very soft handling crease, framed.
"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."