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Jean Lurçat
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Lurçat
- Les Bateaux
- Signed Lurçat and dated 31 (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 25 3/4 by 36 in.
- 65.4 by 91.5 cm
- Painted in 1931.
Provenance
(Possibly) Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1944
Acquired from the above
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
Washington D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Picture of the Month, January 1961, on loan
Condition
Oil on canvas, not lined. Canvas is slightly slack on the stretcher. Surface in generally good condition, aside from some surface dirt. Some slight bumping in all four corners. A few areas of scattered craquelure. Under UV light; some scattered areas of inpainting visible, in line with areas of craquelure.
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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.
Catalogue Note
The present lot is part of a series of marine paintings that the artist completed during his stay in American from 1930 to 1931. Similar works include Voiles, Les Voiles roses and Bataille de Trafalgar, all of which are published in "Gérard Denizeau & Simone Lurçat, Jean Lurçat, Catalogue raisonné 1910-1965, Lausanne, 1998."