Sale 7063
London
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29 June 2005
Price realised
GBP 3,000
Estimate
Pablo Picasso Hibou au Crayon (B. 412; Mourlot 57) lithograph, 1947, on Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 8/50 (Mourlot also calls for five artist's proofs), the full sheet, a deckle edge on three sides, very pale time staining at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition S. 650 x 507 mm.
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Pre-Lot Text
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014