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Léopold Survage
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 EUR
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Description
- Léopold Survage
- L'âge d'or (Cheval noir)
- signed Survage and dated 15.3.36 (lower right); signed Survage and titled l'âge d'or (on the stretcher)
- oil on canvas
- 130 by 97 cm ; 51 1/8 by 38 1/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Verrière, Lyon (acquired directly from the artist in 1968)
Sale : Étude Catherine Charbonneaux, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 22nd June 2007, lot 272
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sale : Étude Catherine Charbonneaux, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 22nd June 2007, lot 272
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Lyon, Galerie Verrière, Survage, 1968, n.n.
Literature
Perspectives Permanences (catalogue d'exposition), Galerie Verrière, Lyon, 1982, illusttrated p. 79
Condition
The canvas is not lined. Close inspection reveals light frame abrasion and some hairline craquelure, notably a network of horizontal lines in the yellow drapery in the lower part of the composition. UV light reveals some scattered spots of retouching around the edges and three small spots where the grey shadow meets the yellow drapery on the seated figure's legs. There are some paintlosses to the red curved figure near the lower right edge, otherwise this work is in 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."
Catalogue Note
"For a straight line, I choose an appropriate object or landscape. For a curved line, I choose a bolting horse with a man in pursuit and these curved lines characterise this incident, this chase. In contrast, vertical lines depict a static group of female spectators - the appearance of imaginary figures that accentuates the impression of the horse's flight."
Léopold Survage, 1937