Sold for:
$4,444
$4,444
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Céphale tue par mégarde sa femme Procris from LES METAMORPHOSES D'OVIDE, 1931 (Geiser, 156; Cramer, 19). Signed "Picasso" in pencil l.r. Etching on laid paper, plate size 12 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (31.5 x 24.2 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Mat burn and other staining, foxing, deckled right and lower edges, edges reinforced, annotation to lower edge (recto and verso). Provenance: From the estate of Mary Gershinowitz, sold for the benefit of the Harvard Art Museum. The sheet measures 12 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches. The edge reinforcements are actually masking tape. The staining, toning and mat burn are all prevalent.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-09-12
