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Édouard Vuillard
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Edouard Vuillard
- Le modèle au chapeau violet
- Signed E. Vuillard (lower left)
- Gouache, distemper and pastel on card
- 25 5/8 by 19 5/8 in.
- 65 by 49.8 cm
Provenance
Bernheim-Jeune (acquired from the artist on April 5, 1912)
Sale: L. Marseille, December 28, 1918
Mr. Turner, London (sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 2, 1928, lot 76)
Dru, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 15, 1930, lot 70
Georges Schick, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 19, 1932, lot 57
Acquired at the above sale by the grandfather of the present owner
Sale: L. Marseille, December 28, 1918
Mr. Turner, London (sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 2, 1928, lot 76)
Dru, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 15, 1930, lot 70
Georges Schick, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 19, 1932, lot 57
Acquired at the above sale by the grandfather of the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Bernheim-Jeune, Édouard Vuillard, 1912, no. 9
Literature
Germain Bazin, "Les Nabis et le groupe Bonnard-Vuillard-Roussel", L'Amour de l'art, 14, no. 4, April 1933, fig. 102, illustrated p. 91
Antoine Salomon & Guy Cogeval, Vuillard, the Inexhaustible Glance. Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels, vol. II, Milan, 2003, no. IX-108, illustrated p. 1080
Antoine Salomon & Guy Cogeval, Vuillard, the Inexhaustible Glance. Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels, vol. II, Milan, 2003, no. IX-108, illustrated p. 1080
Condition
In good general condition. The work is affixed at the edges to an acidic card but not laid down; the sheet is undulating. Scattered specks of dirt are visible in the lighter pigments, especially the grey, lower right and the grey surrounding the picture frame, upper rgiht center. Colors are bright and fresh overall. Loss to the sheet lower left and loss to the pigment upper right.
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.