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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Raoul Dufy
- LE PARC À LISIEUX
signed Raoul Dufy (lower right)
- watercolour on paper
- 50 by 66cm., 19 5/8 by 26in.
Provenance
Sale: Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 6th April 1954, lot 7 (titled Le château de Saint-Cloud)
Purchased at the above sale by the grandfather of the present owner
Literature
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1981, vol. I, no. 602, illustrated p. 219
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is taped to the mount along all four edges. There is a 4cm. paper tear towards the centre of the bottom edge. There is overmount staining along all four edges, which are slightly irregular. Apart from some light surface staining and a few, small and faint scattered spots of foxing mostly along the top edge, 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. 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."