Lot 31
  • 31

Paul Signac

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Paul Signac
  • L'orient. La rade
  • Signed P. Signac, inscribed Lorient and dated Decembre 21 (lower right)
  • Watercolor, gouache and black chalk on paper laid down on paper laid down on card
  • 8 by 12 7/8 in.; 20.3 by 32.8 cm
  • Executed in 1921.

Provenance

Lucien Lefebvre-Foinet, Paris
James Vigeveno, Los Angeles
Mrs. Fini Getty, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above circa 1950)
Thence by descent

Exhibited

Santa Barabara Museum of Art (on loan from 1997)

Condition

Watercolor, gouache and black chalk on paper laid down on paper laid down on card. Surface in generally good condition, card is slightly bowing towards the center. There is a very slight mat stain around the perimeter but overall the sheet and colors are well preserved.
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