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Ivan Aguéli
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Ivan Aguéli
- porträtt (portrait of a woman in profile)
oil and gouache on canvas
- 23.5 by 17.5cm., 9¼ by 7in.
Provenance
Mrs Hertha Lublin, Stockholm (by 1939); thence by descent
Exhibited
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Agueli Utställningen, 1939, no. 187
Condition
Not examined out of frame and under glass, the canvas has been relined. There are no signs of retouching under ultraviolet light, and apart from a small hole to the lower left corner of the canvas, the work is in good condition, with bright colours and varied textures. Held in a decorative, moulded plaster and wood frame, under glass.
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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
A deep theoretical understanding of avant-garde painting placed Aguéli far in advance of his Nordic peers. From the 1890s onwards, his small-scale works painted in Paris provided a vital conduit for symbolist pioneers back in Sweden, such as the Varberg artists, Richard Bergh and Karl Nordström. In 1911, Aguéli summarised his prescient idiom in an article in the French periodical, La Gnose: 'Simplification is the principle not only of all art, but of any spiritual activity at all. It is the badge of mastery' (quoted in Torsten Gunnarsson, Nordic Landscape Painting, New Haven & London, 1998, p. 242).