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Paul Gauguin
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Gauguin
- Masque d'une femme
- Painted plaster
- Height: 16 in.; 40.5 cm
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (acquired from the artist)
Lucien Vollard, Paris (by descent from the above)
Édouard Jonas, Paris
Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles (acquired by 1956)
Mrs. Dalzell Hatfield, Los Angeles (and sold by the estate: Christie's, New York, February 13, 1986, lot 25)
Private Collection, New York (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 6, 2003, lot 123A)
Acquired at the above sale
Lucien Vollard, Paris (by descent from the above)
Édouard Jonas, Paris
Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles (acquired by 1956)
Mrs. Dalzell Hatfield, Los Angeles (and sold by the estate: Christie's, New York, February 13, 1986, lot 25)
Private Collection, New York (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 6, 2003, lot 123A)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
Vienna, Albertina Museum, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 75, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 131, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Baden-Baden, Museum Frieder Burda, Les Peintres-Sculpteurs, 2008, no. 21, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 131, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Baden-Baden, Museum Frieder Burda, Les Peintres-Sculpteurs, 2008, no. 21, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Christopher Gray, Sculpture and Ceramics of Paul Gauguin, Baltimore, 1963, no. 112, illustration of the wax version p. 244
Condition
Faint surface scratching and possibly shallow fractures along the figures neck. Overall in very 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.
Catalogue Note
Christopher Gray writes that the first version of this sculpture, which was executed in wax, probably would not have survived the trip back from Tahiti, and so he believes the wax was executed in France. He writes: "the slightly non-European cast to the features suggests that it may have been done during the period between 1893 and 1895 in France. The features themselves have a certain similarity to Annah the 'Javanese''' (Gray, op. cit., p. 244).