Lot 4
  • 4

Berthe Morisot

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • La Flageolet and La Paysanne à la pomme: Two Works
  • Both: Stamped with the initials B.M (Lugt 338a, lower right)
  • The first: Colored crayon and pencil on paper
    The second: Colored crayon and pencil on paper laid down on card
  • The first: 10 by 7 1/2 in.; 25.4 by 19.2 cm
  • The second: 13 3/8 by 8 1/2 in.; 34.1 by 21.6 cm

Provenance

James Vigeveno, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above circa 1950

Exhibited

The first: Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), 1941, no. 282

Condition

THE FIRST: Colored crayon and pencil on paper. The sheet is floating in its mount. Dark mat stain on extreme edge of paper, some light stain, slightly uneven edges. Some minor pin dots of foxing. Very dark staining from old acidic backing. THE SECOND: Colored crayon and pencil on paper laid down on card. Surface in generally good condition. Two small tears along the upper left edge and small abrasion at extreme lower right. Some mat and light staining.
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