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André Masson
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- André Masson
- La beauté géométrique (IV de 3 Anatomie de mon Univers)
- signed André Masson (lower left); titled and dated 1939 on the reverse
- pen and ink and pencil on paper
- 47.9 by 63cm., 18⅞ by 24¾in.
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Galerie Trigano, Paris
Acquired by the present owner in 1984
Galerie Trigano, Paris
Acquired by the present owner in 1984
Exhibited
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris & Geneva, Musée Rath, Regards sur Minotaure, 1987-88, no. 183, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Traces: Primitive and Modern Expressions, 2001-02, no. 55, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Traces: Primitive and Modern Expressions, 2001-02, no. 55, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski (exhibition catalogue), Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1999, illustrated p. 411
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection (exhibition catalogue), Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, 1999, illustrated p. 410
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection (exhibition catalogue), Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, 1999, illustrated p. 410
Condition
Executed on white wove card not laid down and t-hinged intermittently along the upper edge. There are pinholes to all four corners and some foxing marks predominately along the left and right edges.
This work is in overall good condition.
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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."