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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Raoul Dufy
- FEU D'ARTIFICE
- aquarelle et crayon sur papier
- 50,2 x 66 cm; 19 3/4 x 26 in.
Provenance
Galerie Louis Carré, New York
Kathryn Bache Miller, New York (vente : Christie's, New York, 19 Avril 1980, lot 111)
Collection particulière, Etats-Unis
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel
Exhibited
New York, Louis Carré Gallery; Pittsburg, Carnegie Institute; Washington, The Phillips Gallery; Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts & Chicago, The Art Club, Raoul Dufy, Exhibition of Work in the USA, 1951, no. 28
San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art & Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum, Raoul Dufy 1877-1953, 1954, no. 167, illustré
San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art & Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum, Raoul Dufy 1877-1953, 1954, no. 167, illustré
Literature
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1982, vol. II, no. 1691, illustré p. 227
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper not laid down, hinged to the mount in the top two corners. The right and left edges are deckled and there is a watermark to the lower right edge. Apart from some minor surface dirt to all four edges this work is in very 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."
Catalogue Note
watercolour and pencil on paper. Executed in 1950.