Lot 29
  • 29

Auguste Herbin

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Auguste Herbin
  • ÉTUDE POUR "AIR ET FEU"
  • signé Herbin, daté 1944 et titré étude pour "air et feu" au dos
  • crayon et graphite sur papier
  • 35,9 x 24,3 cm
  • 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.

Provenance

Collection Louis Carré, Paris
Vente : Artcurial-Piasa, Paris, Ancienne Collection Louis Carré, 10 décembre 2002
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel  

Condition

This work is a recto-verso. Executed on white wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is T-hinged to the mount in the four corners. The right edge of the sheet is perforated due to its extraction from a sketchbook. Apart from some time-staining and a 2cm flattened crease running diagonally in the upper left corner, this work is in overall good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Herbin', dated '1944' and titled 'étude pour "air et feu" 'on the reverse, pencil and graphite on paper. Executed in 1944.