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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Trois personnages debout
- signed Picasso, dated 20.2.69 and numbered III (upper right); dated 20.2.69 and numbered III on the reverse
- gouache and pencil on paper
- 24.2 by 31cm., 9 1/2 by 12 1/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Œuvres de 1969, Paris, 1976, vol. XXXI, no. 70, illustrated pl. 22
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties, III, 1968-1969, San Francisco, 2003, no. 69-071, illustrated p. 109
The Picasso Project (ed.), Picasso's Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties, III, 1968-1969, San Francisco, 2003, no. 69-071, illustrated p. 109
Condition
recto: Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down and hinged to the mount along the upper edge. The sheet is slightly undulating due to the artist's process. There is some faint studio dirt to the sheet.
verso: There are some original water marks inherent to the artist's process. There is some faint time staining due to previous mounting and some glue residue along the upper edge.
Overall this work is in 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."