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Pablo Picasso
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Le Picador
- Signed Picasso (lower right); dated 28.6.64. (on the verso)
- Brush and ink over linoleum cut on paper
- 24 1/4 by 29 1/4 in.
- 61.5 by 74.2 cm
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, United States (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 6, 2009, lot 124)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, United States (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 6, 2009, lot 124)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Oeuvres de 1964, vol. XXIV, Paris, 1968, no. 207, illustrated pl. 74
Georges Bloch, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1967, vol. I, Bern, 1968, no. 910, illustration of the editioned linoleum cut p. 198
Georges Bloch, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1967, vol. I, Bern, 1968, no. 910, illustration of the editioned linoleum cut p. 198
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper which has not been laid down. There are traces on tape at the reverse of the upper left and upper right corners. There is extremely faint mat staining around the very edge of the sheet, not immediately visible. There are minor light spots of scattered foxing around this perimeter area. The pigments are fresh and strong. The 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.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Le Picador is a superb example of Picasso's interdisciplinary explorations in nontraditional printmaking. Here he employs as a base his own linoleum cut, executed some five years prior and published by Galerie Louise Leiris in an edition of 50 (see fig. 1); yet with this example he extensively paints over the printed base, reimagining the scene as an entirely unique composition in a way rarely seen in Picasso's art, yet absolutely emblematic of this brilliant and insatiable artist who could not help himself but create and recreate.