Lot 158
  • 158

Jean Dubuffet

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jean Dubuffet
  • Paysage avec personnage
  • gouache sur papier
  • 30,5 x 23,5 cm; 12 x 9 1/4 in.
  • Exécuté en 1946.

Provenance

Waddington Galleries Ltd., Londres
Vente: Sotheby's, Londres, 3 juillet 1998, lot 221
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

Literature

Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, fasc. II: Mirobolus, Macadamie et Cie, Lausanne, 1969, p. 109, no. 169

Condition

Executed on a cream wove paper, not laid down, taped to the mount at the four corners. There are 6 restored diagonal creases to the upper right corner and two restored tears at the upper corners. The paper has been reinforced at one point (1,5 cm from the top edge and 9,5 cm from the left edge.) There are two small pinhead sized paint losses at 6cm from the left edge and 8,5 cm from the upper one (visible in the catalogue's illustration). Otherwise this 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."

Catalogue Note

gouache on paper. Executed in 1946.