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Robert Delaunay
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Delaunay
- Nature morte portugaise
- Signed R. Delaunay, inscribed Portugal and dated 1916 (lower right)
- Gouache, watercolor and crayon on paper laid down on board
- 15 1/4 by 17 1/4 in.
- 38.8 by 43.9 cm
Provenance
Habasque Collection, Paris
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December, 1945, lot 374
Carola Giedion-Welcker, Zurich
Sale: Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, June 23-25, 1982, lot 158
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, June 6, 2008, lot 24
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 25, 2009, lot 108)
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December, 1945, lot 374
Carola Giedion-Welcker, Zurich
Sale: Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, June 23-25, 1982, lot 158
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, June 6, 2008, lot 24
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 25, 2009, lot 108)
Acquired at the above sale
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on board, held in the mount with four photo corners. Apart from several minor vertical flattened creases, some faint specks of foxing and some minor studio dirt mainly to the margins of the sheet (not visible when framed), this work is in 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.
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.
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.