Lot 249
  • 249

Raoul Dufy

Estimate
10,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Raoul Dufy
  • RÉGATES À HENLEY
  • signed Raoul Dufy (lower right)
  • pencil on paper
  • 89.5 by 113cm., 35 1/4 by 44 1/2 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris

Condition

Executed on thin buff coloured wove paper, laid down on paper. There are some slight undulations to the bottom of the sheet. There is a 5cm.repaired tear to the top of the Union Jack. There are two 2cm. flattened creases, one to the centre of the left edge, one towards the bottom left corner. There are very light flattened creases running vertically and horizontally through the centre of the work. Apart from some light time staining, this work is in good condition. Colours: The paper tone is more yellow and the pencil is more distinct in the original.
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