- 166
Gérard Schneider
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 EUR
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Gérard Schneider
- Opus 17
- signé et daté; titré au dos
- huile sur toile
- 130 x 162 cm ; 51 3/16 x 63 3/4 in.
- Exécuté en novembre 1958.
Provenance
Galerie Cavalero, Cannes
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel
Literature
Michel Ragon, Schneider, 1998, p.273, illustré
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is lighter in the original.
The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined.
Some thin superficial cracks are only visible under very close inspection.
A few tiny losses of paint are only visible under very close inspection :
- one located 3 cm from the upper edge and 6,5 cm from the left edge
- one located 9,5 cm from the upper edege and 50,5 cm from the left edge
- one located 26 cm from the upper edge and 68 cm from the left edge
- one located 8 cm from the upper edge and 71 cm from the right edge.
Under UV light, 3 minor dots fluoresce, due to an old and careful restauration :
- one approx. 1,5 x 1,5 cm, located 70 cm from the upper edge and 75,5 cm from the left edge
- one approx. 2,5 x 1,5 cm located 45,5 cm from the
- one approx. 1,5 x 0,5 cm located 59 cm from the lower edge and 62 cm from the right edge
"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
signed and dated; titled on the back; oil on canvas. Executed in November 1958.
" L'art est une poétique qui exprime l'indicible de la vie." (Gérard Schneider, in R.V Gindertael et Marcel Brion, Gérard Schneider: Peintures, 1968, np.)