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Nicolas Tarkhoff
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Nicolas Tarkhoff
- Fireworks in Nice
- signed in Latin l.r.
- oil on paper laid down on canvas
- 47 by 36cm, 18 3/4 by 14 1/4 in.
Provenance
Harcourts Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner in 1989
Exhibited
San Francisco, Harcourts Modern and Contemporary Art, Nicolas Tarkhoff, A Retrospective Exhibition, September - November 1989, no.5 Feux d'artifice, 1905
Condition
On paper laid down on wax-lined canvas. The sheet and canvas are a bit undulated and covered with an uneven layer of translucent varnish. There is a small spot where the sheet has been torn in the upper left of the fireworks. A bit of pigment appears to have been lost within the frame at the lower left corner. Held in a gold-painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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"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."