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Robert Delaunay
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Robert Delaunay
- NATURE MORTE PORTUGAISE
signed R. Delaunay (lower right); inscribed Portugal and dated 1916 on the margin
gouache, watercolour and coloured crayon on paper laid down on board
- image size: 22.7 by 32.8cm., 8 7/8 by 12 7/8 in.
- sheet size: 38.8 by 43.9cm., 15 1/4 by 17 1/4 in.
Provenance
Habasque Collection, Paris
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 1945, lot 374
Carola Giedion-Welcker, Zurich
Sale: Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 23rd-25th June 1982, lot 158
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 6th June 2008, lot 24
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Mostra di Robert e Sonia Delaunay, 1960
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on board, held in the mount with four photo corners. Apart from several minor vertical flattened creases, some faint specks of foxing and some minor studio dirt mainly to the margins of the sheet (not visible when framed), this work is in good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate, although slightly lighter in the original.
"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."