Lot 530
 

530

Pablo Picasso

Estate / Collection: Property from the estates of the distinguished art history professor Margery Williams Adams and Dr. George Carlisle Adams, Charlotte, NC

Spanish, 1881-1973
L'entremetteuse (La Celestine), circa 1903
Signed Picasso (lr)
Ink and wash on paper
10 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (26.7 x 18.7 cm)

Provenance:
Frank Channing Smith, Jr., Worcester, Massachusetts
Sale, Parke Bernet, 1952
Dr. and Mrs. Carlisle Adams, Charlotte, North Carolina
William Hayes Ackland Memorial Art Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Exhibited:
Hartford, Connecticut, Wadsworth Atheneum, Pablo Picasso , Feb. 6 - Mar. 1, 1934, as Nude and Seated Man, cat. no. 78 DESGNATION: Property from The Estate of Lifelong Art Patrons Dr. Carlisle Adams & Dr. Margery Williams Adams, Art History professor at Queens University, Charlotte

The Comite Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comite Picasso, signed by Paloma Ruiz-Picasso and Diana Widmaier-Ruiz-Picasso, dated October 17, 2024. It is registered in their archives under Ref. 0182.

Sold for $83,050
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000

Includes Buyer's Premium


 

Estate / Collection: Property from the estates of the distinguished art history professor Margery Williams Adams and Dr. George Carlisle Adams, Charlotte, NC

Spanish, 1881-1973
L'entremetteuse (La Celestine), circa 1903
Signed Picasso (lr)
Ink and wash on paper
10 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (26.7 x 18.7 cm)

Provenance:
Frank Channing Smith, Jr., Worcester, Massachusetts
Sale, Parke Bernet, 1952
Dr. and Mrs. Carlisle Adams, Charlotte, North Carolina
William Hayes Ackland Memorial Art Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Exhibited:
Hartford, Connecticut, Wadsworth Atheneum, Pablo Picasso , Feb. 6 - Mar. 1, 1934, as Nude and Seated Man, cat. no. 78 DESGNATION: Property from The Estate of Lifelong Art Patrons Dr. Carlisle Adams & Dr. Margery Williams Adams, Art History professor at Queens University, Charlotte

The Comite Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comite Picasso, signed by Paloma Ruiz-Picasso and Diana Widmaier-Ruiz-Picasso, dated October 17, 2024. It is registered in their archives under Ref. 0182.

Scattered foxing; hinged to mat from the top verso corners (had once been hinged from the bottom corners); matburn; small spot of discoloration at the upper right center edge; minor crease in the lower left corner; this work was conserved in 2005. According to the conservation report, it was very lightly cleaned in order to protect the ink pigments; they deacidified the sheet, tape was removed and they reduced the residue at the top verso corners; it had been backed; the sheet was pressed to reduce the rippling.

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Auction: Impressionist & Modern Art / Post-War Art & Contemporary Art, Nov 20, 2024

  • Auction of Impressionist & Modern Art on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 11am

  • A Work by Vietnamese/French Artist Le Pho Achieves $140,200

  • Featuring Property from the Collection of Alan and Marion Oliner

  • Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions


NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction of Impressionist & Modern Art on November 20, 2024 showcased fine European and American paintings, drawings and sculpture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The offerings spanned Academic and Barbizon art through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism to German Expressionism and early Modernism.

Highlighting the auction was a lovely painting by Vietnamese/French artist Le Pho that achieved $140,200, far over its $60,000-90,000 estimate. The work exemplifies his signature style defined by fluid brushwork and soft, harmonious color palettes.

The sale also saw strong results for works by Julius LeBlanc Stewart, Pablo Picasso, Jane Peterson, Norbertine Von Bresslern-Roth, Zao Wou Ki, Paul Signac, Maurice Utrillo, Camille Pissarro, Jean Dufy, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani and 19th century French drawings and watercolors from the Alan and Marion Oliner Collection.

The Alan and Marion Oliner Collection of Art
A special section of the sale was devoted to works from the Collection of Alan and Marion Oliner. Alan and Marion Oliner embarked on their collecting journey in the 1960s, and over the next three decades they assembled a meticulously curated collection of intimate drawings and watercolors by 19th and 20th century masters.

Represented are exceptional examples by prominent artists of each artistic movement, from the formidable Eugene Delacroix, Honore Daumier and Jean Francois Millet to the masters of the Barbizon School, Theodore Rousseau and Henri Joseph Harpignies. The works progress through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism with Camille Pissarro, Paul Gauguin and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and continue into the Nabis group with Edouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard and Paul Sérusier. The collection also features Symbolist artist Odilon Redon, Pointillist Paul Signac, and extends into the 20th century with Fauvists and Modernists, including André Derain, Albert Marquet, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani and Jacques Lipchitz. Each name is a significant and influential figure in the history of art (View Lots). Read More

Post War & Contemporary Art
The sale also featured a special section devoted to Post-War & Contemporary Art comprising lots 640 – 715. Read More

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