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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
120,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Corbeille de fruits
- signed Picasso (upper left); dated 17-9-20 on the reverse
- gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper
- 21 by 27.2cm., 8 1/4 by 14 5/8 in.
Provenance
Paul Rosenberg, Paris (acquired from the artist)
Justin K Tannhauser, Geneva & New York (acquired from the above on 31st October 1925)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 23rd June 1993, lot 239
Private Collection, New York (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 14th May 1998, lot 177)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Justin K Tannhauser, Geneva & New York (acquired from the above on 31st October 1925)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 23rd June 1993, lot 239
Private Collection, New York (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 14th May 1998, lot 177)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Picasso Rétrospective,1932, no. 303
Buenos Aires, Gallery Muller, 1934
Rotterdam, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Picasso, Kunstenaar van de eeuw, 1999, no. 17, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Buenos Aires, Gallery Muller, 1934
Rotterdam, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Picasso, Kunstenaar van de eeuw, 1999, no. 17, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso. Œuvres de 1920 a 1922, Paris, 1951, vol. IV, no. 186, illustrated p. 63
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, Neoclassicism I 1920-1921, San Francisco, 1995, no. 20-419, illustrated p. 130
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, Neoclassicism I 1920-1921, San Francisco, 1995, no. 20-419, illustrated p. 130
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached along the upper edge, and floating in the overmount. The upper, right and lower edges are deckled and there is a small approximately 1cm-long tear to the right of the signature. The sheet is time-stained and there are two foxing marks in the upper left quadrant. Otherwise, this work is in overall 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
Executed in September 1920 at Juan-les-Pins on the French Riviera, where Picasso was staying with his first wife Olga. This work is a rare example of a figurative still-life in Picasso's work at this date.