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Maurice Denis
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Maurice Denis
- Coucher de soleil à Pittsburgh
- signed Mav.Denis and dated 27 (lower left)
- oil on board
- 21 1/4 by 25 5/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie E. Druet, Paris (acquired from the artist in 1927)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1939, lot 94
Private Collection, France
Sale: Tajan, Paris, June 20, 2001, lot 35
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1939, lot 94
Private Collection, France
Sale: Tajan, Paris, June 20, 2001, lot 35
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Master Paintings and Sculpture, Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd., 16 January - 31 February 2003, no. 29, illustrated in color in the catalogue (where loaned by Giancarlo Baroni).
Condition
The board is sound. The impasto is fairly well preserved and the pigments are rich and vibrant. Some very minor losses to the extreme outer edges of the composition including the upper left edge. Some thin lines of stable cracking at bottom right corner. Some pindot losses have occured in places where the impasto is at its thickest. Under UV light certain pigments fluoresce and various scattered small strokes and small spots of inpainting are visible predominantely along the extreme edges of the composition but also within the lower sky at right. Overall this work is in generally 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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Coucher de soleil à Pittsburgh was executed during Maurice Denis' visit to North America in the early autumn of 1927. Denis has been invited to the United States by the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, where he was to serve on the Jury of Award for the 26th Carnegie International art exhibition.
Denis remained in Pittsburgh for only a few days. He spent a total of three weeks in North America visiting Washington and Boston before travelling north to Canada, where he spent a few days in Quebec, Montreal, and Ottawa. Only a handful of paintings by Denis can be dated to his brief American sojourn, including the present work.
Denis remained in Pittsburgh for only a few days. He spent a total of three weeks in North America visiting Washington and Boston before travelling north to Canada, where he spent a few days in Quebec, Montreal, and Ottawa. Only a handful of paintings by Denis can be dated to his brief American sojourn, including the present work.