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PABLO PICASSO (1881 - 1973) | Fumeur à la cigarette blanche (Bloch 1169; Baer 1169)
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pablo Picasso
- Fumeur à la cigarette blanche (Bloch 1169; Baer 1169)
- plate: 416 by 317 mm 16 3/8 by 12 1/8 in
- framed: 685 by 586 mm 27 by 23 1/8 in
Aquatint printed in colors, 1964, signed in pencil and numbered 29/50 (total edition includes 15 artist's proofs), on Richard de Bas laid paper, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, framed
Condition
The print is in good condition, the full sheet. Very faint light-stain, slightly darker at mat-opening. (The colors very slightly attenuated.) An occasional minuscule, inconspicuous fox mark or spot of stray ink. The verso with a few small fox marks and minor spots of surface soiling near the sheet edges.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.