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Kees van Dongen
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Kees van Dongen
- LES BAIGNEUSES À DEAUVILLE
- signed Van Dongen and inscribed Deauville (lower centre)
- gouache and watercolour on paper
- 49 by 61cm., 19 1/4 by 24in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Lausanne
Apollo Art Advisory Services, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in January 1994
Apollo Art Advisory Services, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in January 1994
Exhibited
Lausanne, Galerie Paul Vallotton, Le Nu dans l'École de Paris, 1975, no. 29
Literature
Jean Melas Kyriazi, Van Dongen, Après le Fauvisme, Lausanne, 1976, illustrated in colour p. 121 (dated circa 1925)
To be included in the forthcoming Van Dongen Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Jacques Chalom des Cordes under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute.
To be included in the forthcoming Van Dongen Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Jacques Chalom des Cordes under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute.
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, attached to a board along all four edges. The board is attached to the overmount along the edges. There is a tiny V-shaped tear above the right shoulder of the seated woman. There are three tiny specks of foxing and a spot of slight discolouration in the sky. This work is in good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, although the blues are brighter and the paper tone is lighter 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
'Looking at these two bare-breasted bathers, one could just as well be in modern day Saint Tropez as in Deauville in 1925. Indeed with his prolific imagination, Van Dongen miraculously succeeded in eliminating the limits of time and space'.
Jean Melas Kyriazi discussing the present work, 1976, translated from french