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Maurice Estève
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description
- Maurice Estève
- Brouclé
- signé et daté; signé, daté et titré au dos
- huile sur toile
- 65 x 81 cm; 25 5/8 x 31 7/8 in.
- Exécuté en 1973.
Provenance
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris
Nuova Brerarte, Milan
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel en 1990
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard, Estève, Peintures récentes, 1977; catalogue, illustré
Literature
Robert Maillard et Monique Prudhomme-Estève, Maurice Estève, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, éd. Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel 2001, p.390, illustré
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is brighter and contrast more important in the original.
The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined.
A few hairline cracks are only visible under very close inspection.
A few losses of paint, not visible, located along the edges and especially in the upper left corner and along the lower left edge, inherent to the frame abrasion, have been carefully restored and fixed.
Under UV light fluoresce : a minor dot (located 0,5 cm from the upper edge and 39 cm from the left edge) and two small dots located in the upper left corner.
This work is in excellent good condition.
"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; signed, dated and titled on the back; oil on canvas. executed in 1973.
Robert Delaunay, Air, fer et eau, étude, 1936, Collection Ch.Delaunay, Paris. © D.R.
"Je ressens plus intensément la nature dans laquelle je suis plongée par les formes que je redécouvre que dans l'univers où je vis." (Maurice Estève, in Maurice Estève, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Robert Maillard et Monique Prudhomme-Estève, éd. Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel 2001, p.31)