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Jean René Bazaine
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description
- Jean René Bazaine
- L'automne en Virginie
- signé et daté 53; signé, titré et daté 1953 au dos
huile sur toile
- 120 x 80 cm; 47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.
Provenance
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, New York
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Collection Leo Glass, New York
Vente: Sotheby's, Londres, 26 octobre 2000, lot 117
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Bazaine, 1953; catalogue, no. 30
Washington, The Corcoran Gallery of Art; Columbus, The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts; Toronto, The Art Gallery of Toronto; Saint-Louis, The City Museum of Saint-Louis; San Francisco, The San Francisco Museum, Fifteen painters from Paris, 1959-1960; catalogue, no. 2
Washington, The Corcoran Gallery of Art; Columbus, The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts; Toronto, The Art Gallery of Toronto; Saint-Louis, The City Museum of Saint-Louis; San Francisco, The San Francisco Museum, Fifteen painters from Paris, 1959-1960; catalogue, no. 2
Literature
Georges Limbour, "Peintres de la Nouvelle Génération: Jean Bazaine", XXe siècle, no. 7, juin 1956, p. 31, illustré
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration, although the overall tonality is lighter in the original.
The work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined.
Under UV light, there is no evidence of any retouching.
A small area of a very few thin cracks located 7 cm from the right edge and 45 cm from the upper edge is only visible under very close inpection.
Three minor losses of paint (less than 2 mm x 2 mm each) are only visible under close inspection :
- one located 16 cm from the left edge and 40 cm from the lower edge
- one located 15 cm from the left edge and 39 cm from the lower edge
- one located 14 cm from the left edge and 33 cm from the lower edge.
This work is in excellent condition.
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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."