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Gaston Lachaise
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description
- Gaston Lachaise
- Head
- signed G Lachaise, l.r.
- graphite on wove paper
- 11 by 8 1/2 in.
- 28 by 21.5 cm.
Provenance
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Condition
in good condition; work was not examined out of frame
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Gaston Lachaise regarded most of his drawings as independent works, not studies for various projects. Head, a drawing of a woman with heavy-lidded eyes, a slender nose, full lips, and curly hair, evokes the appearance of his wife, Isabel Dutaud Nagle (1882-1957). It belongs to a group of drawings of idealized heads of both men and women dating from the early 1930s in which the facial features were economically and fluently rendered and nearly fill the entire surface of the sheet.
We are grateful to Virginia Budny for her assistance in preparing the catalogue entry for this work.