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Maximilien Luce
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Maximilien Luce
- Le vert gallant
- signed Luce (lower left); signed Luce, titled and dated 1926 on the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 65cm., 20 1/8 by 25 5/8 in.
Provenance
Durand-Ruel, Paris
Sale: Palais Galliera, Paris, Vente Rheims, 27th March 1962
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 23rd October 2002, lot 624
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Druet, Aspects de Paris, 1931, (probably) no. 69
Literature
Jean Bouin-Luce & Denise Bazetoux, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 1986, vol. II, no. 273, illustrated p. 75
Condition
The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals a few scattered spots of retouching to the sky, and a further speck to the riverbank above the boat's funnel. There is some very light craquelure in places and a few tiny specks of paint loss, to the upper edge and the top of the church spire. There is a vertical intermittent line of minor drying cracks towards the lower right corner. 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."