- 538
Pablo Picasso
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Petit couteau
- painted wood
- height: 13.2cm., 5 1/8 in.
Pièce unique
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1942, vol. II**, no. 37, illustrated p. 356 (titled Elément pour construction)
Werner Spies, Picasso, Das Plastische Werk, Berlin & Düsseldorf, 1983-84, no. 41, illustrated p. 329
Picasso, el diàlogo con la ceràmica (exhibition catalogue), Fundacion Bancaja, Valencia & Fundacion Bancaja, Alicante, 1998, illustrated p. 60
Picasso, A Dialogue with Ceramics, Ceramics from the Marina Picasso Collection (exhibition catalogue), Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, 1998-99, illustrated p. 68
Werner Spies, Picasso Sculpteur, catalogue raisonné des sculptures établi en collaboration avec Christine Piot, Ostfildern & Stuttgart, 2000, no. 41, illustrated p. 349
Werner Spies, Picasso, Das Plastische Werk, Berlin & Düsseldorf, 1983-84, no. 41, illustrated p. 329
Picasso, el diàlogo con la ceràmica (exhibition catalogue), Fundacion Bancaja, Valencia & Fundacion Bancaja, Alicante, 1998, illustrated p. 60
Picasso, A Dialogue with Ceramics, Ceramics from the Marina Picasso Collection (exhibition catalogue), Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, 1998-99, illustrated p. 68
Werner Spies, Picasso Sculpteur, catalogue raisonné des sculptures établi en collaboration avec Christine Piot, Ostfildern & Stuttgart, 2000, no. 41, illustrated p. 349
Condition
Some light wear and tiny nicks in places, mostly along the edges and consistent with age and handling. There is a small pin hole to the centre of the handle. This work is in good overall condition.
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"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
It is very likely that Picasso constructed Petit Couteau to be included as an element within one of the painted wood assemblages he created towards the latter part of his Cubist phase. A similar wooden knife can be glimpsed as an integral part of Nature Morte from 1914, which resides in the collection of The Tate, London.