Lot 207
  • 207

André Masson

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • André Masson
  • La Sibylle dictant
  • Indistinctly signed (lower right)
  • Pastel on paper laid down on canvas
  • 30 by 35 7/8 in.
  • 76.2 by 91.1 cm

Provenance

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Esther Blumstein, New York (acquired from the above in 1959)
Thence by descent

Condition

Executed on wove paper. The sheet has been laid down on canvas. There are a few spots of minor surface staining including a four by one inch area to just above the left figure's right shoulder as well as a two by two inch stain to the upper-left of that figure's face. Some scattered surface scuffs have occurred, most noticeable to the upper-left and lower-right quadrants. Frame abrasion has occurred to the extreme outer edges. The work is in good condition.
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