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JOAN MIRÓ | Sans titre (En souvenir d'Elsa Triolet)
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Joan Miró
- Sans titre (En souvenir d'Elsa Triolet)
- signed Miró. and dated 18/VI/70. (lower right) and inscribed En souvenir d'Elsa Triolet - cette étoile filante et ce soleil flamboyant (centre left & lower centre)
- pen and brush and ink on paper
- 23 by 18.8cm., 9 by 7 1/2 in.
- Executed on 18th June 1970.
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, South Kensington, 5th December 2002, lot 151
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and attached to the overmount with tape along all four edges of the verso and the sheet is lightly time stained. There are two tiny studio marks towards the centre of the right edge. This work is in overall 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."
Catalogue Note
Ella Yurievna Kagan, known as Elsa Triolet, was a Russian-French writer, active in the Surrealist circle of artists and intellectuals in Paris at the beginning of the 20th Century. Through her excellent education in her native Russia, Elsa wrote in German and French as well as her mother tongue. At the outbreak of World War II, Elsa married the French writer and one of Surrealism's founding fathers Louis Aragon. The couple participated actively in the Resistance during the war and continued their left-leaning political mission for the rest of their lives. The present work was created in Elsa's honour by her close friend Joan Miró two days after her death .
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by ADOM.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by ADOM.