Lot 36
  • 36

Raoul Dufy

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Raoul Dufy
  • Champ de Courses à Longchamp
  • Signed R. Dufy (lower left); stamped Raoul Dufy authentifie par Andre ROBERT (verso)
  • Charcoal on paper
  • 11 3/4 by 19 in. (irregular shape)
  • 29.8 by 48.3 cm.

Provenance

The artist's studio
Andre Robert, Paris (studio assistant)
Estate of Anthony Field, Paris
Private Collection, Boston

Condition

The sheet is a trapezoid; the right edge is 11 3/4 in. high and the left edge is 9 1/4 in. high.The top edge is cleanly cut, while the other three edges are slightly deckled. There are minor horizontal tears scattered along the right edge, though none interfere with the picture plane, and there is minor creasing along both the right and left edges. Lighter areas in the upper corner quadrants may be glue traces from a previous mounting. In generally good condition.
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