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Jacques Villon
Estimate
18,000 - 24,000 USD
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Description
- Jacques Villon
- Comédie de société (G. & P. 75)
- Etching and aquatint in colors
- plate: 500 by 420 mm 19 5/8 by 16 1/2 in
- sheet: 676 by 506 mm 26 1/4 by 19 7/8 in
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, 1903, a rich impression of the second (final) state, signed in pencil, numbered 39/50, on Van Gelder laid paper with a Strasbourg watermark
Condition
With full margins (a deckle at upper and left sheet edge), the image is in good condition, pale paper discoloration, and pale fox marks mainly in margin and verso, a faint vertical watermark along lower sheet edge (approx. 15.5 by 6cm), 3.5 by 1.5cm extending into image, three minute backed tears along left sheet edge (the largest measuring approx. 2cm), (pencil inscriptions along lower sheet edge), remains of tape and upper and lower sheet edge verso.
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.