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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Raoul Dufy
- Le Champ de courses à Ascot
- Signed Raoul Dufy and inscribed Ascot (lower center)
- Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
- 20 by 26 1/4 in.
- 50.8 by 64.1 cm
Provenance
Alex Maguy, Galerie de l'Élysée, Paris
Acquired from the above on October 10, 1962
Acquired from the above on October 10, 1962
Literature
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, vol. I, Paris, 1981, no. 986, illustrated p. 360
Condition
Executed cream colored wove paper hinged to a window mat at several places along top edge on verso. Tape from a prior mounting is visible around the perimeter on verso. The edges of the sheet are deckled. There is a mat stain around the perimeter of the work ranging from one inch to less than a quarter of an inch in width. The sheet is somewhat time darkened. There is a one inch repaired tear four inches above the signature; a corresponding patch is visible on the verso of the sheet. There are some scattered spots of foxing. This work is in generally 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.