- 158
Maximilien Luce
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Maximilien Luce
- Montmartre, la maison de Suzanne Valadon
Signed Luce and dated 95. (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 21 1/2 by 25 3/4 in.
- 54.6 by 65.4 cm
Provenance
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 27, 1931, lot 82
Sale: Palais Galliéra, Paris, June 24, 1968, lot 48
Galerie Alexander Gebhardt, Munich
Mr. & Mrs. B. Gerald Cantor, Beverly Hills (by 1969)
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles (a gift from the above in 1986 and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 3, 2005, lot 122)
Richard Green Fine Painting, London
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Bénézit, M.Luce, no.6, illustrated on the cover
Los Angeles, Municipal Art Gallery, The Film and Modern Art, 1969, no.78
Literature
Jean Bouin-Luce & Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II, Paris, 1986, no. 175, illustrated p. 51
Condition
Work is in excellent condition. Canvas is not lined. Surface retains a rich and textured impasto. Under UV light: a few pindots of inpainting in sky at upper right and two tiny dots on each side edge. Several other spots in sky fluoresce but appear to be 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.
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.