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Kees van Dongen
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Kees van Dongen
- Fluctuat nec mergitur (Tossed on the waves but not sunk)
- signed van Dongen (lower center) and titled (upper left); inscribed il est battu par les flots mais ne sombre pas on the reverse
- gouache and brush and ink and wash on paper
- 43.2 by 46.6cm., 17 by 18 3/8 in.
Provenance
Acquired by the family of the present owners in Cannes in the 1980s
Exhibited
Rotterdam, Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum; Lyons, Musée des Beaux-Arts & Paris, Institut Néerlandais, The Van Dongen Nobody Knows: early and Fauvist drawings 1895-1912, 1996-97, no. 42, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, Galerie de Isetan, Exposition de Van Dongen, 1978, no. 71, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, Galerie de Isetan, Exposition de Van Dongen, 1978, no. 71, illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
Executed on buff paper and laid down on card. The upper edge has been unevenly cut. There are two small tears to the centre of the right edge (approx. 1.5cm.) and to the upper part of the left edge (less than 1cm.), and some further tiny nicks in places to the extreme edges. There is a flattened horizontal crease, barely visible, to the centre of the right half of the sheet and some scattered adhesive remnants along the left edge. This work is in overall 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."