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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Raoul Dufy
- LE CASINO DE NICE
- signed Raoul Dufy (lower right)
- watercolour and gouache on paper
- 49 by 64.8cm., 19 1/2 by 25 1/2 in.
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York
Dayton's Gallery 21, Minnesota (Sale: Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 15th December 1971, lot 44)
Private Collection, London (purchased at the above sale)
The Hon. Mrs Reginald (Daisy) Fellowes, United Kingdom
Thence by descent to the present owner
Dayton's Gallery 21, Minnesota (Sale: Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 15th December 1971, lot 44)
Private Collection, London (purchased at the above sale)
The Hon. Mrs Reginald (Daisy) Fellowes, United Kingdom
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1981, vol. I, no. 199, illustrated p. 73
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on card. There is a 2 by 0.5cm. paper loss to the lower left corner, and some further small nicks and losses to the other three corners. There is a naihead-sized paper infill to the left edge above the lower left corner. There is an area of staining towards the lower right corner and a line of staining above the far right cupola of the Casino. Apart from time staining to the sheet, not visible when framed, and some surface dirt, 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."
Catalogue Note
The present work is from an intimate collection including several works on paper by Marie Laurencin with whom Daisy Fellowes, the grandmother of the present owner, was a great friend (see lots: 239, 254, 256 & 257). Also representing this collection is a Family Group sculpture by Henry Moore (Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale).
The present work depicts the famous Casino de Nice, a sumptuous palace of the riviera that drew elegant society throughout the 1920s. It is not about social comment but a fun, colourful expression of an era that Raoul Dufy eagerly embraced in his art.