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Kurt Seligmann
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Kurt Seligmann
- La Ronde (The Round Dance)
- Signed Seligmann and dated 1940-41 (lower right); inscribed La Ronde *4 (on the reverse)
- Oil on paperboard
- 54 1/8 by 65 3/4 in.
- 137.5 by 167 cm.
- Painted circa 1940-41.
Provenance
Gift of Mary and Earle Ludgin, Chicago
Exhibited
New York, Coordinating Council of French Relief Societies, Inc., First Papers of Surrealism, 1942
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Contemporary Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Ludgin, 1946
Chicago, Spertus Museum of Judaica, Jewish Artists of the Twentieth Century, 1975-1976
Chicago, Spertus Museum of Judaica, The French Connections: Jewish Artists in the School of Paris 1900-1940, Works in Chicago Collections, 1982
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Permanent Collection: The Mary and Earle Ludgin Collection, 1983
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Dada and Surrealism in Chicago Collections, 1984-1985
La Museé Cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, La femme et le Surrealisme, 1987-1988
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Contemporary Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Ludgin, 1946
Chicago, Spertus Museum of Judaica, Jewish Artists of the Twentieth Century, 1975-1976
Chicago, Spertus Museum of Judaica, The French Connections: Jewish Artists in the School of Paris 1900-1940, Works in Chicago Collections, 1982
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Permanent Collection: The Mary and Earle Ludgin Collection, 1983
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Dada and Surrealism in Chicago Collections, 1984-1985
La Museé Cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, La femme et le Surrealisme, 1987-1988
Literature
Terry Ann Neff, ed., In the Mind's Eye: Dada and Surrealism, New York, 1986, published in conjunction with the exhibition Dada and Surrealism in Chicago Collections, illustrated p. 217
Condition
Oil on paperboard. The artist's pinholes are evident along the extreme edges. The picture surface is in generally good condition aside from an unevenly applied varnish and minor frame abrasions along the extreme edges. Under UV light: the varnish is dark and hard to read through. It appears that the artist added many dark highlights and hatchings over the varnish; these areas fluoresce darkly. There are very minor pinpoint sized inpaints scattered across the surface as well.
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.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.