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Juan Gris
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Juan Gris
- Nature morte au compotier
- Signed with the initials JG. (lower left); indistinctly inscribed, dated 1931 and signed by Paul Dermée (lower right)
- Pen and ink and gouache on paper
- 4 3/8 by 6 1/4 in.
- 11.1 by 15.4 cm
Provenance
Cometesse Claudia de Maistre, Paris
Acquired from the above in December 1972
Acquired from the above in December 1972
Literature
Paul Dermée, Beautés de 1918, Paris, 1919, illustrated
Juan Gris Painting and Drawings 1910-1927 (exhibition catalogue), Madrid, Museo Reina Sofia, 2005, illustrated p. 138
Juan Gris Painting and Drawings 1910-1927 (exhibition catalogue), Madrid, Museo Reina Sofia, 2005, illustrated p. 138
Condition
Executed on beige colored paper. One-quarter inch tear at bottom right corner as well as faint crease lines running horizontally along the very top of the composition. The surface is slightly dirty and there are some additional undulations to the sheet running vertically in the upper left and right hand quadrants. The work is mounted between a board mount and a sheet of Plexiglas. The work has not been removed from its mount for examination. Overall this work is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work is an original study for one of four illustrations that Juan Gris contributed to Paul Dermée's poetry collection Beautés de 1918 published by Éditions de L'Esprit Nouveau in 1919.