Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2581BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 03, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
Petit buste de femme, 1962, edition of 50 (Bloch, 1082). Signed "Picasso" in pencil l.r., numbered "12/50" in pencil l.l. Color linocut on paper, image size 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (34.8 x 26.9 cm),framed.
Condition: Margins 1/2 inch or more, unobtrusive toning, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $8,000-12,000
Out of the frame the sheet is Arches, and measures 24 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches, and is hinged near the upper corners. The right and lower edges are deckled. There is mat burn to the margins as well as even overall toning. There are pencil annotation to the verso.