Raoul Dufy

Wildenstein & Co., New York
Sale: Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 17th May 1979, lot 462
Frost & Reed, London
Private Collection, United Kingdom (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 18th November 1998, lot 561)
Private Collection, Monaco (purchased at the above sale)
Galerie d'Art Moderne Le Point, Monaco
Sale: Christie's, London, 27th June 2002, lot 349
Frost & Reed, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004

Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1981, vol. I, no. 852, illustrated p. 310

Executed on card, not laid down, and taped to a board at all four corners. The lower edge is slightly unevenly cut and the card on which the work is executed is extensively inscribed by the artist. All of these annotations are to the borders of the card, away from the painted image, and not visible when framed. The artist has applied vertical strips of tape to the extreme left and right edges, and there are tape remnants on the extreme upper edge (none of which is visible when framed). The collage elements of the ladies dresses are securely attached, though the left part of the central woman's dress is very slightly undulating. There is some minor wear in places (including tiny scratches and small paint losses) and some minor water staining to the upper right corner, probably inherent to the artist's process. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
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