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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Raoul Dufy
- Fès, les terrasses
- signed Raoul Dufy (lower right)
- watercolour on paper
- 49.9 by 65cm., 19 5/8 by 25 1/2 in.
Provenance
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
Docteur Soubies Collection, Paris
Sale: Palais Galléria, Paris, 12th March 1975, lot 7
Sale: Hotel du Barry, Versailles, 9th November 1975, lot 77
Private Collection, Switzerland
Galerie Haus zum Wolf, Basel
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2009
Docteur Soubies Collection, Paris
Sale: Palais Galléria, Paris, 12th March 1975, lot 7
Sale: Hotel du Barry, Versailles, 9th November 1975, lot 77
Private Collection, Switzerland
Galerie Haus zum Wolf, Basel
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2009
Literature
L'Œil, November 1973, no. 220, p. 37
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy: Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1982, vol. I, no. 368, illustrated p. 132
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy: Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1982, vol. I, no. 368, illustrated p. 132
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on card and floating in the mount. There are some tiny nicks in places to the extreme right and left edges, including a small loss to the upper left corner. There are staining along the right, left and upper edges and the sheet is slightly faded. This work is in overall fairly 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."