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Amedeo Modigliani
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Amedeo Modigliani
- ATHLèTE DE FOIRE OU DE CIRQUE DE PROFIL
- stamped with the collector's mark (lower right)
- purple crayon on paper
- 33.7 by 26.7cm., 13 3/8 by 10 1/2 in.
Provenance
Dr. Paul Alexandre, Paris (acquired directly from the artist before 1914)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Venice, Palazzo Grassi, I disegni di Modigliani dalla collezione del Dottor Paul Alexandre, 1993-94
Montreal, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Modigliani inconnu, Dessins de la Collection Paul Alexandre, 1996
Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Modigliani, Dessins de la Collection Paul Alexandre, 1996
Montreal, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Modigliani inconnu, Dessins de la Collection Paul Alexandre, 1996
Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Modigliani, Dessins de la Collection Paul Alexandre, 1996
Literature
Noël Alexandre, The Unknown Modigliani, Drawings from the Collection of Paul Alexander, New York, 1993, no. 24, fig. 69, illustrated in colour p. 165
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount at the upper two corners, floating in the overmount. The left edge is serrated and there is a small crease to the lower left corner. There is some scattered studio stains, all of which are visible in the printed catalogue illustration. Otherwise this work is in overall very good condition.
Colours: The paper tone is slightly less pink in the original when compared to the printed catalogue illustration.
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"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."