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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Raoul Dufy
- Les écuries à Pont-l'Évêque
- signed Raoul Dufy, inscribed Pont L'Évêque and dated 1937 (lower right)
- watercolour on paper
- 50.2 by 64.5cm., 19 3/4 by 25 3/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 22nd June 2004, lot 430
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 22nd June 2004, lot 430
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1981, vol. I, no. 954, illustrated p. 348
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. All four extreme edges are inlaid onto a thick cream paper, which is hinged to the mount at the upper edge and the work is floating in the window mount. The left and right edges edges are deckled and the upper and lower edges are slightly unevenly cut. There is a 3.5cm long vertical repaired tear to the right side of the extreme lower edge. There is some light surface dirt to the edges of the sheet. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
"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."
"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."