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Maximilien Luce
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Maximilien Luce
- Rotterdam, Scène de Port
- signed Luce and dated 1907 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 54 by 65.2cm., 21 1/4 by 25 1/2 in.
Provenance
Sale: Palais Galliera, Paris, 16th June 1961, lot 179
Private Collection, Switzerland (sale: Sotheby's, London, 29th March 1984, lot 535)
Private Collection, Kentucky (purchased at the above sale; sale: Sotheby's, New York, 10th May 1989, lot 332)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 17th November 1997, lot 516
Private Collection, USA (purchased at the above sale)
Sale: Doyle Auction House, New York, 8th May 2013
Private Collection, Europe
Sale: Louiza Auktion & Associés, Brussels, 14th June 2014, lot 92
Stern Pissarro Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Switzerland (sale: Sotheby's, London, 29th March 1984, lot 535)
Private Collection, Kentucky (purchased at the above sale; sale: Sotheby's, New York, 10th May 1989, lot 332)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 17th November 1997, lot 516
Private Collection, USA (purchased at the above sale)
Sale: Doyle Auction House, New York, 8th May 2013
Private Collection, Europe
Sale: Louiza Auktion & Associés, Brussels, 14th June 2014, lot 92
Stern Pissarro Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 1986, vol. II, no. 1486, illustrated p. 366
Condition
The canvas is lined. Ultraviolet examination reveals some retouching along the upper and right edges. There are some fine lines of stable craquelure predominantly to the upper part of the composition and some minor frame rubbing to the edges. The work is in overall 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."