29th Jul, 2026 11:00

Fine Pictures, Prints & Sculptures

 
  Lot 127
 

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881-1973)

Vieil homme drapé, Célestine et fille (from La série 156)

estate stamped signature (as issued), numbered '30/50' in pencil (there were also 15 artist's proofs)
etching, 1971, on wove paper, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1978
plate 14.5 x 20.4 cm, sheet 25 x 32.5 cm, framed and glazed 52 x 61 cm

Literature:
Bloch 1930, Baer 1939.

Sold for £950


Condition Report

The sheet is taped to mount at each corner, verso. Remnants of glue and a layer of paper loss visible verso, left and right margins. Two light stains visible to left margin, caused by the glue verso. Toning to sheet, a shade darker at the edge of the mount. A few light fox marks and surface dirt to margins.

 
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Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881-1973)

Vieil homme drapé, Célestine et fille (from La série 156)

estate stamped signature (as issued), numbered '30/50' in pencil (there were also 15 artist's proofs)
etching, 1971, on wove paper, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1978
plate 14.5 x 20.4 cm, sheet 25 x 32.5 cm, framed and glazed 52 x 61 cm

Provenance

Literature:
Bloch 1930, Baer 1939.

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