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Kees van Dongen
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- Kees van Dongen
- FEMME À L'ÉVENTAIL
- signed van Dongen (lower left)
- gouache, watercolour and charcoal on paper
- 28.3 by 46cm., 11 1/8 by 18 1/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Michel Barbier, Paris (sale: Sotheby's, London, 24th May 1989, lot 12)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
The Van Dongen Nobody Knows, Early and Fauvist Drawings 1895-1912, (exhibition catalogue), Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon & Institut Neérlandais, Paris, 1997, illustrated p. 146
Condition
Executed on very fine buff-coloured wove paper laid down on a thin sheet of Japan paper which is hinged to a window mount along the top edge verso. Overall light-staining. One centimeter-wide band around the perimeter of lighter-toned sheet. Colors are slightly faded. Small diagonal crease at lower right corner. Otherwise find, work is in 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."