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Fernand Léger
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Fernand Léger
- Deux femmes aux aldes
- Signed with initials F.L. and dated 37 (lower right)
- Gouache on paper laid down on card
- 12 1/2 by 16 in.
- 31.7 by 40.6 cm
1/150
Provenance
Sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, December 17, 1969, lot 41
Acquired from the above sale
Acquired from the above sale
Exhibited
Findlay Galleries, New York (on loan)
Condition
Executed on cream colored wove paper laid down on card. Soft crease across extreme lower right corner. Some very minor losses and general uneveness around edges. A few scattered pindots of loss, mostly in green pigment at right, blue rectangle at upper left, and yellow circle neaer lower left edge. A few light, hairline surface abrasions at right side of composition and a thin line of pigment separation in black at lower left. Otherwise fine, 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.