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Alberto Giacometti
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alberto Giacometti
- Portrait de Pierre Reverdy de trois quarts droit
- pencil on paper laid down on card
- 32.7 by 24.8cm., 12 7/8 by 9 3/4 in.
Provenance
Alice Tériade, Paris
Jan Krugier, Geneva (acquired from the above in 1989: sale: Christie's, New York, 5th November 2013, lot 166)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Jan Krugier, Geneva (acquired from the above in 1989: sale: Christie's, New York, 5th November 2013, lot 166)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Alberto Giacometti: dibujo, escultura, pintura, 1990-91, no. 56, illustrated in the catalogue
Treviso, Casa dei Carraresi, Da Van Gogh a Bacon: Roberto Tassi e i Pittori, Ottocento e Novecento in Europa, 1998, n.n., illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Treviso, Casa dei Carraresi, Da Van Gogh a Bacon: Roberto Tassi e i Pittori, Ottocento e Novecento in Europa, 1998, n.n., illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Alexander Dückers, Linie, Licht und Schatten: Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, Berlin, 1999, illustrated p. 403
Philip Rylands, The Timeless Eye: Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, Berlin, 1999, illustrated p. 403 (with incorrect medium)
Philip Rylands, The Timeless Eye: Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, Berlin, 1999, illustrated p. 403 (with incorrect medium)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on paper and t-hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge. The right and lower edges are deckled. There is a small tear towards the centre of the right edge. There is some mount staining along all for edges due to previous mounting and not visible when framed. There are some light handling marks, possibly studio dirt and some spots of foxing to the lower part of the composition. 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."