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Maximilien Luce
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Maximilien Luce
- La plage de Mers-les-Bains
- Signed Luce and dated 34 (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 25 5/8 by 31 7/8 in.
- 65 by 81 cm.
- Painted in 1934.
Provenance
Studio of the artist
Frédéric Luce
Sale: Briest, Paris, October 13, 1999, lot 65
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, February 23, 2000, lot 19, titled Le Treport
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Frédéric Luce
Sale: Briest, Paris, October 13, 1999, lot 65
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, February 23, 2000, lot 19, titled Le Treport
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. III, Paris, 2005, no. 1188, illustrated p. 248
Condition
Oil on unlined canvas and slightly slack in the stretcher. The picture surface is in generally good condition with bright, fresh colors. Under UV light: there are minor small areas of inpainting along the upper left edge and two small areas in the sand near the lower right edge. The upper right corner has been inpainted, as has the neck, face and area in front of the face of the left figure.
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.
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.