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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Raoul Dufy
- Frouzette et sa mère
- Stamped Raoul Dufy (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 24 by 18 1/4 in.
- 61.2 by 46.3 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Europe
Acquired from the above
Acquired from the above
Condition
Work is in overall very good condition. Pigments are bright and fresh. Canvas is not lined. Few faint fly spots towards upper left corner. Under UV: line of retouching along center of lower edge and in the tablecloth below the apples, and along the lower right & lower left edges, presumably to address old frame abrasion.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present oil depicts the wife and daughter of Raoul Dufy’s friend and fellow painter Alexis Axilette. Frouzette et sa mere was painted in 1906 during Dufy’s trip to Durtal in the Maine-et-Loire region of France, where he stayed with the Axilette family in their home. Dufy created another variation of this image, smaller in scale, which includes the artist Axilette painting his wife and daughter from the foreground, yet the present work exhibits crisper detail, notably in the figures, and a finer brushwork not seen in the other painting.