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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- HOMME NU DEBOUT ET TROIS TÊTES
- signed Picasso, dated 21.4.66 II (upper left) and dated 19.9.66 (centre right)
- coloured crayon on paper
- 60.7 by 49.8cm., 23 7/8 by 19 5/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection (sale: Sotheby's, London, 4th February 2004, lot 510)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Oslo, Galleri Haaken, Picasso: Peintures - Sculptures - Dessins, 2004, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Charles Feld, Picasso, Dessins 27.3.66-15.3.68, Paris, 1969, illustrated pl. 3
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1965 à 1967, Paris, 1972, vol. XXV, no. 207, illustrated pl. 106
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. The Sixties II, 1964-67, San Francisco, 2002, no. 66-087, illustrated p. 255
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1965 à 1967, Paris, 1972, vol. XXV, no. 207, illustrated pl. 106
The Picasso Project, Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. The Sixties II, 1964-67, San Francisco, 2002, no. 66-087, illustrated p. 255
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on paper, attached to the mount at the top two corners, floating in the mount. The left edge is perforated, and the perforations towards the upper corner have been lost. Apart from a tiny repaired tear to the centre of the top edge, some handling marks to the periphery of the sheet and some small paper losses to the corners of the sheet, this work is in good condition.
Colours: The paper tone is paler and less yellow in the original.
"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
The present work was executed on the verso of a work titled Tête d'homme (see: C. Zervos, vol. XXV, no. 197). The sheet has since been split.