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Amedeo Modigliani
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Femme nue de trois quarts vers la droite, vue jusqu'à mi-jambes, la jambe gauche croisée devant la jambe droite (recto)Femme nue debout de face, légèrement tournée vers la droite, les mains sur la tête, la jambe gauche croisée devant la jambe droite (verso)
- stamped DE P.A. and numbered 56 (lower right)
- wax crayon on paper
- 42.2 x 27.7 cm ; 16 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.
Provenance
Dr Paul Alexandre, Paris (acquired from the artist)
Thence by descent
Thence by descent
Exhibited
Venice, Palazzo Grassi; London, The Royal Academy of Arts (travelling exhibition also passing through Cologne, Madrid, Bruges, Tokyo, Luxembourg, New York, Montreal & Rouen), Modigliani inconnu : Dessins de la Collection Paul Alexandre, 1993-96, no. 244-246
Literature
Noël Alexandre, Modigliani inconnu, Témoignages, documents et dessins inédits de l'ancienne collection de Paul Alexandre, Paris, 1993, no. 244-246, illustrated pl. 277-279, p. 316
Osvaldo Patani, Amedeo Modigliani, Catalogo Generale, Disegni 1906-1920 con i disegni provenienti dalla collezione Paul Alexandre (1906-1914), Milan, 1994, no. 634-635, illustrated p. 317
Christian Parisot, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné, Rome, 2006, no. 17/08, illustrated p. 70 (verso)
Osvaldo Patani, Amedeo Modigliani, Catalogo Generale, Disegni 1906-1920 con i disegni provenienti dalla collezione Paul Alexandre (1906-1914), Milan, 1994, no. 634-635, illustrated p. 317
Christian Parisot, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné, Rome, 2006, no. 17/08, illustrated p. 70 (verso)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, floating in the mount, fixed at the upper corners. The sheet has a perforated line running vertically 1cm from the left edge, with a vertical flattened fold running parallel, 3mm from the edge. Another flattened fold runs diagonally from the centre of the right edge towards the lower left corner. There are scattered minor nicks and scuffs to the edges of the sheet. Apart from some mild creasing and scattered indentations overall and a tiny spot of foxing in the upper right, this work is in 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."