Lot 116
  • 116

Attributed to André Derain

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • André Derain
  • Tête d'une jeune fille
  • Stamped Atelier Andre Derain (lower right)
  • Watercolor on paper
  • 18 1/8 by 12 1/4 in.
  • 46 by 31 cm

Provenance

Mme. Alice Derain
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York
Private Collection, Brookline, Massachusetts (acquired from the above on April 21, 1960)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Watercolor on watermarked paper. Surface in generally good condition, pigments have faded slightly. Some mat and a light stain, a few scattered faint fox marks. Verso: Mat stain. Remnants of old tape visible at the lower two corners.
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