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Édouard Manet
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Édouard Manet
- LA COUSEUSE
- Watercolor on joined paper laid down on card
- 7 1/2 by 6 1/2 in.
- 19 by 16.5 cm
Provenance
Mme Manet
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Dr. Georges Viau Collection, Paris (sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Succession George Viau. Première Vente, December 11, 1942, no. 25)
Walter Collection, Paris
Haenchel Collection (Knoedler), New York (acquired in 1951)
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Dr. Georges Viau Collection, Paris (sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Succession George Viau. Première Vente, December 11, 1942, no. 25)
Walter Collection, Paris
Haenchel Collection (Knoedler), New York (acquired in 1951)
Literature
Adolphe Tabarant, Manet et ses Oeuvres, Paris, 1947, mentioned p. 260
Denis Rouart (ed.), Correspondance de Berthe Morisot, Paris, 1950, p. 17
Alain de Leiris, The Drawing of Edouard Manet, Berkeley & Los Angeles, 1969, no. 435
Denis Rouart & Daniel Wildenstein, Edouard Manet Catalogue Raisonné, Lausanne & Paris, 1975, no. 395, illustrated p. 149
Denis Rouart (ed.), Correspondance de Berthe Morisot, Paris, 1950, p. 17
Alain de Leiris, The Drawing of Edouard Manet, Berkeley & Los Angeles, 1969, no. 435
Denis Rouart & Daniel Wildenstein, Edouard Manet Catalogue Raisonné, Lausanne & Paris, 1975, no. 395, illustrated p. 149
Condition
Fair Condition. Laid down on card. There are several generations of staining at all four edges and in corners. Sheet appears time darkened overall. There are tiny pin dots of loss and one irregular spot in paper along the edge where the two sheets of paper have been joined. Staining is visible on reverse.
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.