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Paul Cézanne
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Cézanne
- PORTRAIT D'HOMME
signed P. C. (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 46.5 by 38.1cm., 18 1/4 by 15in.
Provenance
Paul Cézanne, Paris (the artist's son)
C. W. Boise, London
Sale: Parke Bernet, New York, 26th October 1967, lot 35
Reed Erickson, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 25th June 1991, lot 18
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
C. W. Boise, London
Sale: Parke Bernet, New York, 26th October 1967, lot 35
Reed Erickson, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 25th June 1991, lot 18
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Oslo, Kunstnerforbundet, 1954, no. 1
Literature
Georges Rivière, Le Maître Paul Cézanne, Paris, 1923, listed p. 203 (dated as 1875-76 and titled as Self-portrait)
Lionello Venturi, Cézanne, son art - son œuvre, Paris, 1936, no. 21, illustrated (dated 1875-77 and titled Portrait de Paul Cézanne)
Alfonso Gatto & Sandra Orienti, L'Opera completa di Cézanne, Milan, 1970, no. 226, illustrated
John Rewald, The Paintings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1996, vol. I, no. 73, illustrated p. 83; vol. II, illustrated p. 22
Lionello Venturi, Cézanne, son art - son œuvre, Paris, 1936, no. 21, illustrated (dated 1875-77 and titled Portrait de Paul Cézanne)
Alfonso Gatto & Sandra Orienti, L'Opera completa di Cézanne, Milan, 1970, no. 226, illustrated
John Rewald, The Paintings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1996, vol. I, no. 73, illustrated p. 83; vol. II, illustrated p. 22
Condition
The canvas is lined. There are extensive retouchings throughout the paint surface, the great majority of which appear to be excessive, and should they be removed could be considerably reduced. There have however been a number of vertical and horizontal fracture lines and folds with associated necessary retouching. There is an overall light craquelure pattern but the work is in stable and secure condition.
Colours: Fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, although the colours are brighter and more luminous and the figure's face is less red 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
John Rewald records that Cézanne's son and the critic Georges Riviére believed the present work to be a self-portrait of the artist. Subsequently this has been questioned and it is not possible to posit that the present work does indeed represent a portrait of Paul Cézanne.