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Henri Matisse
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Henri Matisse
- BELLE ISLE TEMPÊTE
Signed Matisse, titled, and dedicated à Jean Puy (upper right)
- Oil on canvas
- 21 1/4 by 25 5/8 in.
- 54 by 65 cm
Provenance
Sale: Palais Galliéra, Paris, December 5, 1968, lot 62
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 9, 1970, lot 56
Numaga Gallery, Auvernier (Switzerland)
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 9, 1970, lot 56
Numaga Gallery, Auvernier (Switzerland)
Private Collection, Switzerland
Condition
In very good condition. The canvas is unlined. Surface is clean. Under UV, several tiny dots of loss at upper corners show inpainting – this is confined to the sky. One other dot is visible in the left sky, otherwise fine.
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.
Catalogue Note
For additional information on Matisse's time in Belle-Ile and related works, please see Xavier Girard, Matisse, Une splendeur inouïe, Paris, 1994, pp. 22-23 as well as Lawrence Gowing, Matisse, London, 1979, p.18.