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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description
- Raoul Dufy
- Fenêtre ouverte sur la Tour Eiffel et le Moulin-Rouge
- signed Raoul Dufy (lower centre)
peinture à la colle on paper laid down on canvas
- 73 by 42.6cm., 28 3/4 by 16 3/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Drouant-David, Paris
Private Collection, Belgium (acquired from the above in 1949; sale: Sotheby's, London, 5th April 1989, lot 165)
Private Collection, United Kingdom (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection, Belgium (acquired from the above in 1949; sale: Sotheby's, London, 5th April 1989, lot 165)
Private Collection, United Kingdom (purchased at the above sale)
Literature
Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Geneva, 1977, vol. IV, no. 1734, illustrated p. 238
Condition
Executed on paper laid down on canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible under UV light. There is a line of flattened creasing running across the centre with a small spot of paper loss to the centre right, and a horizontal line of intermittent paper skinning 2cm. below. There are 3cm. tears to the top left and top right corners, as well as to the centre of the lower edge. There are small punctures and nicks towards the upper right edge and to the centre of the left edge, as well as paper skinning running in a line horizontal to the lower edge above the signature. This work is in fair condition.
Colours: overall fairly accurate, although deeper and richer 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."
Catalogue Note
Painted circa 1924-30, this painting is from a series titled Les balcons de Paris executed during this period (see: Lafaille op. cit. nos. 1727-1735).