Lot 193
  • 193

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • La chouette et la colombe - la guerre et la paix
  • Signed Picasso, dated le 16.11.61. and inscribed pour Alex Martino (towards upper left)
  • Colored crayon on paper bound in a volume of La Guerre et La Paix.
  • 14 3/8 by 10 1/4 in.
  • 36.4 by 26 cm

Provenance

Alex Martino (a gift from the artist)
Private collects ion, France (sold: Replica Shoes 's, London, June 29, 1999, lot 313)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Sold together with black and white phot.mes chanical reproductions of Picasso's paintings on the theme of war and peace. This volume is somewhat t.mes -stained with some foxing and the binding somewhat loose. The sheet on which the drawing is executed is generally well preserved with some mild t.mes -staining around the edge and some scattered foxing. The reverse of the sheet is slightly acidic and the reverse image of the color plate opposite appears faintly. The book is worn slightly with dented corners and some mild soiling due to other effects of handling.
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