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Léon Spilliaert
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 EUR
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Description
- Léon Spilliaert
- Petite Fille en blanc
- signé L. Spilliaert et daté 1912 (en bas à gauche)
- encre de Chine, lavis, craie de couleur, gouache et crayon Conté sur carton
- 90,1 x 72 cm ; 35 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.
Provenance
Succession de l'artiste
Par descendance au propriétaire actuel
Par descendance au propriétaire actuel
Exhibited
Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais et Bruxelles, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Léon Spilliaert 1881-1946, 1981-82
Lisbonne, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Galeria de Exposicoes Temporarias, Léon Spilliaert, 1984
Ostende, Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Van Ensor tot Delvaux : Ensor, Spilliaert, Permeke, Magritte, Delvaux, 1996-97
Lisbonne, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Galeria de Exposicoes Temporarias, Léon Spilliaert, 1984
Ostende, Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Van Ensor tot Delvaux : Ensor, Spilliaert, Permeke, Magritte, Delvaux, 1996-97
Literature
Francine-Claire Legrand, Léon Spilliaert et son époque, Tielt, 1981, reproduit p. 173
Norbert Hostyn, Spilliaert, œuvres de jeunesse 1900-1918, Paris, 1997-98, reproduit p. 55
Anne Adriaens-Pannier, Léon Spilliaert ou la beauté de l’intelligence du coeur, Anvers, 1998-1999, reproduit p. 311
Yöko Fukumitsu, Léon Spilliaert, Tokyo, 2003, reproduit p. 30
Norbert Hostyn, Spilliaert, œuvres de jeunesse 1900-1918, Paris, 1997-98, reproduit p. 55
Anne Adriaens-Pannier, Léon Spilliaert ou la beauté de l’intelligence du coeur, Anvers, 1998-1999, reproduit p. 311
Yöko Fukumitsu, Léon Spilliaert, Tokyo, 2003, reproduit p. 30
Condition
Executed on a rough thick cardboard with irregularities in the surface in areas. There is a small crease (approx. 2.5 cm) with associated lifting of the cardboard at the middle of left edge. There are some surface abrasions with associated minor paper and pigment losses in areas on the background of the composition, towards the lower left (visible in the catalogue illustration, 3 cm from the left edge and 17 cm from the lower edge), towards the lower left corner and at the right of the signature (visible in the catalogue illustration), at the upper left quadrant above the girl's head (visible in the catalogue illustration), some areas at the upper right and towards the lower right and at the right corner (visible in the catalogue illustration). This work is in overall good original 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."
Catalogue Note
signed 'L. Spilliaert' and dated '1912' (lower left), China ink, wash, coloured chalk, gouache and Conté crayon on cardboard. Executed in 1912.
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