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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Raoul Dufy
- PROJET DE COSTUMES POUR LE BALLET DE MONTE-CARLO
signed Raoul Dufy (lower right)
- gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper
- 40.5 by 53.4cm., 15 7/8 by 21in.
Provenance
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 18th November 1961, lot 198
O'Hana Gallery, London
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 5th December 1964, lot 53
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 8th June 1974, lot 354
Acquired by the present owner circa 1975
O'Hana Gallery, London
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 5th December 1964, lot 53
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 8th June 1974, lot 354
Acquired by the present owner circa 1975
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Weil, La Danse, 1961
London, O'Hana Gallery, Summer Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 1963, no. 18
London, O'Hana Gallery, Summer Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 1964, no. 16
London, O'Hana Gallery, Summer Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 1963, no. 18
London, O'Hana Gallery, Summer Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 1964, no. 16
Literature
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1982, vol. II, no. 1677, illustrated p. 222
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, laid down on card. There is a paper infill to each of the top two and lower right corners and two vertical repaired tears to the upper edge (one 7.5cm. long and the other 6.5cm. long). There are minor intermittent tears, mainly to the lower edge, and two flattened creases with associated paint loss running vertically down the sheet. Apart from some minor surface dirt, this work is in fair condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate.
"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."