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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Raoul Dufy
- La Fée électricité
- Signed twice Raoul Dufy (center & lower right)
- Gouache on joined paper
- 38 5/8 by 23 1/2 in.
- 98.7 by 59.7 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Louveciennes
Acquired from the above on January 1, 1993
Acquired from the above on January 1, 1993
Condition
Executed on joined paper, not laid down. The joined sheets are affixed to a card mount along the uppermost and bottommost edges on verso. Some slight waviness to each sheet, most visible along the join. There is some light discoloration to the sheet. Though the pigments remain bright and fresh. A few faint scattered spots of foxing. A very faint may stain along the extreme perimeter with a few tiny nicks to the lower edge. This work is 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
Commissioned for the Exposition Universelle of 1937 by the Paris Electric Company for their Pavilion of Light and Electricity, Raoul Dufy's immense masterpiece La Fée électricité—for which the present work is a study—was painted in only ten months. Since 1964, it has been displayed at the Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris.