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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Nu couché
- Signed Picasso and dated 20.9.69.I (upper right)
- Pencil on paper
- 18 7/8 by 24 1/4 in.
- 47.9 by 61.5 cm
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Cook Fine Art, New York (acquired by 2005)
Galerie Thomas, Munich
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011
Cook Fine Art, New York (acquired by 2005)
Galerie Thomas, Munich
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Picasso, 1881-1981, A Centennial Selection, 1981, no. 116
Roslyn, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Picasso, 2005, n.n.
Roslyn, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Picasso, 2005, n.n.
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1969, vol. XXXI, Paris, 1976, no. 439, illustrated pl. 128
Condition
Executed on cream colored laid paper. All four edges are deckled. There is some tape residue to the upper left and upper right edges of the verso. The paper has a very minor wave. There is extremely minor studio medium transfer to the lower part of the right edge. The medium is very fresh and strong. The work is in excellent original 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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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.