- 54
Leopold Survage
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Leopold Survage
- l'Homme dans la ville
- signed in Latin l.l.; further signed and titled in Latin on reverse
- oil on canvas
- 45.7 by 54.6cm., 18 by 21 3/4 in.
Provenance
Collection Grégoire Snegaroff
Exhibited
Cateau-Cambrésis, Musée Matisse, Survage: Les années héroiques , 1993
Troyes, Musée d'art Moderne de Troyes, Survage: Les années héroiques, 1993, No.52
Troyes, Musée d'art Moderne de Troyes, Survage: Les années héroiques, 1993, No.52
Literature
Survage: Les années héroiques exhibition catalogue, Arceuil, 1993, illustrated p.75
Condition
Original canvas which is slightly taut at the corners. There is a layer of light surface dirt. UV light reveals minor flecks of retouching throughout. Held in a black plaster frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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"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
This work was executed in 1916.
"The flat surface is the area on which I evolve my images. My form generates a rhythm or a group of rhythms. From the rhythm is born the sensation which gives rise to, in its turn, an impression of duration. Rhythm is the contracting factor of a surface. It organizes and seals the unity within it. It is formed by the contours of the body" (The artist cited in Survage: 1879-1968, New York: Greer Gallery, 1968, p. 4).