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Georges Rouault
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Georges Rouault
- Deux clowns en conversation; Cirque de l'Etoile Filante
- Signed G. Rouault (lower left)
- Gouache on paper
- 7 by 11 1/4 in.; 17.8 by 28.7 cm
- Executed in 1932.
Provenance
James Vigeveno, Los Angeles
Mrs. Fini Getty, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above circa 1950)
Thence by descent
Mrs. Fini Getty, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above circa 1950)
Thence by descent
Exhibited
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (on extended loan from 1997)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is t-hinged to a mount at two places on the top edge of the verso of the sheet, and remnants of tape from a previous mounting are present around the extreme perimeter of the verso. Surface in generally good condition. The bottom edge is deckled and an original watermark is visible toward the bottom edge of the composition. Fine web of pigment separation in the more thickly applied pigments, mainly pale greens at center and left and in the whites. Possibly two areas of pigment loss below the chin on both figures. The sheet is slightly undulated but otherwise fine.
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
In 1917 Georges Rouault partnered with Parisian publisher and art dealer Ambroise Vollard to produce several portfolios, including Cirque de l'Etoile Filante. The project began in 1926 and was ultimately published in 1938.