Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) - Lot 1

Sale of an exceptional Picasso dish to coincide with Sophie Calle's exhibition, À toi de faire, ma mignonne, at the Musée national Picasso - Paris

Reasons for the sale

"In Picasso's personal archives at the museum, I found a letter on the letterhead of the AAAA, Association d'aide aux artistes aveugles, asking Picasso for an original drawing of the blind man as he saw him, to be used to build the Maison des yeux clos with the proceeds from the sale. I didn't get a reply from Picasso. I appealed to the generosity of Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, to offer at auction a ceramic by Pablo Picasso that they had donated and thus, sixty-five years later, offer part of the proceeds of the sale to the Book of the Blind."

Sophie Calle

Sale contact:

Philippe Ancelin, Auctioneer, President of Drouot-Estimations:

07 85 35 20 51 - pancelin@drouot.com

Auction dates: October 1, 2023 - January 27, 2024

Closing: Saturday January 27, 2024 at 8 pm

Contact: bids@drouot.com

Telephone: 01 48 01 91 07

Le Livre de L'Aveugle was created in 1917 to help the war-blind. Once peace had returned, it gradually specialized in the transcription and publication of school books in Braille for blind children.

Today, these books cover all grades, from primary to secondary, and some even cover university studies.

The association, under the law of 1901, is made up of volunteers and has been recognized as a public utility since 1930. It has been recognized by the Académie française.

Our mission is to enable blind children to follow a normal education. To do this, they need the same textbooks as their classmates, but transcribed into Braille. In France, the public service is unable to meet all the orders for Braille transcriptions of school books. That's why our association, founded in 1917, has set itself the mission of ensuring this work, thanks to volunteer transcribers/adaptors. Schools, teachers, families, institutes and blind parents are all involved, and nearly 1,000 people in France and abroad, from nursery schools to universities, regularly use the Livre de l'Aveugle.

About FUNDACIÓN ALMINE Y BERNARD RUIZ PICASSO

FABA was founded by Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso in 2002. The foundation preserves a collection of works by Pablo Picasso and contemporary artists, as well as an important archive.

One of the Foundation's main missions is to study the work of Pablo Picasso from a historical, scientific and technological perspective. It also participates in numerous exhibitions and publications in collaboration with international institutions, organizes its own exhibitions and supports contemporary creation.

FABA is governed by a permanent Board of Directors, co-chaired by Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, and a Commission that collaborates in the development of the Foundation's missions.

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CONDITIONS DE VENTE

La vente de cet exceptionnel plat de Picasso concomitante à l’exposition de Sophie Calle, À toi de faire, ma mignonne » au Musée national Picasso – Paris est une vente caritative rendue possible grâce à la générosité d’Almine et Bernard Ruiz-Picasso.

01. Les fonds collectés par Drouot Estimations seront reversés à l’association LE LIVRE DE L’AVEUGLE et à la FUNDACIÓN ALMINE Y BERNARD RUIZ PICASSO.

02. Pour cette vente, l’enchère remportée sur un lot n’est pas assimilable à un don et n’ouvrira pas droit à un avantage fiscal pour l'enchérisseur, entreprise ou particulier.

03. Les adjudicataires ne paieront aucun frais ni taxes en sus des enchères.

Les lots ne sont pas soumis au droit de rétractation conformément à l’article 221-28 du Code de la consommation.

Les enchérisseurs doivent être majeurs.

04. Le plus offrant et dernier enchérisseur sera l’adjudicataire.

05. Le lot devra expressément être réglé à la fin de la vente. Le paiement pourra être effectué via le site internet de Drouot Estimations : www.drouot-estimations.com ou par virement bancaire et en euros :

 BNP PARIBAS

 PARIS LA CENTRALE (00828)

 IBAN : FR76 3000 4008 2800 0106 2854 076

 BIC : BNPAFRPPXXX

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La vente est soumise aux conditions générales d’utilisation du site www.drouot.com.

Drouot.com ne pourra être tenu pour responsable d’un dysfonctionnement internet qui perturberait le bon déroulement des enchères.

07. Le lot est vendu suivant les désignations portées au catalogue et au procès-verbal de la vente sans réclamation possible quant à leur description.

08.  À l'issue de la clôture des enchères et du règlement complet du prix d’adjudication, le lot sera retiré sur rendez-vous dans les locaux de Drouot Estimations.

09. L’association LE LIVRE DE L’AVEUGLE et la FUNDACIÓN ALMINE Y BERNARD RUIZ PICASSO ne pourront être tenues pour responsables d’une quelconque réclamation de la part des adjudicataires ou participants concernant l’organisation et les conditions de la vente.