Lot 187
  • 187

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Nature morte cubiste
  • Signed Picasso (lower left)
  • Brush and ink and watercolor on paper
  • 19 by 24 1/2 in.
  • 48.3 by 62.4 cm
  • Eseguito nel 1910

Provenance

Léonce Rosenberg, Paris
Magda & Riccardo Jucker, Milan

Exhibited

Milan, Società per le Belle Arti ed Esposizione Permanente; Verona, Palazzo Forti, Modigliani a Montparnasse 1909-1920, 1988-89, illustrated in the catalogue
Milan, Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta, Da Klimt a Wols, 1994, no. 62, illustrated in the catalogue
Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, XIII Quadriennale. Valori Plastici, 1998-99, no. 43, illustrated  p. 214
Milan, Claudia Gian Ferrari Studio di Consulenza per il '900 Italiano, Natura morta natura viva nella pittura del Novecento, 2003, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. There is some time-staining throughout as well as discoloration due to a previous mount along the edges. There are some scattered spots of foxing notably in the lower left quadrant and some media marks towards the center of the left edge. There is a 2 cm minor nick to the center of the right edge and some scattered minor nicks along all four edges, some of which have been repaired (not visible when framed). There is a 10 cm visible repaired tear at the center of the lower edge. Overall this work is in stable 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.
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