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Honoré Daumier
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Honoré Daumier
- La consultation (Le médecin et son malade - Le malade imaginaire- La famille à table)
- Charcoal and black crayon on paper
- 12 by 14 3/4 in.
- 30.5 by 37.5 cm
Provenance
Roger Marx, Paris (and sold: Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Paris, May 11, 1914, lot 116, titled Le malade imaginaire and with incorrect dimensions)
Mme. Salvatore Meyer
Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Mrs. Frederick C. Havemeyer, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, London, October 16, 1991, lot 4
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Mme. Salvatore Meyer
Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Mrs. Frederick C. Havemeyer, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, London, October 16, 1991, lot 4
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Geneva, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, De Watteau à Cézanne, 1951, no. 103
Lausanne, Galerie d'Art Ancien, De David à Cézanne, 1953, no. 59
Paris, Musée Cognacq-Jay, Daumier, 1961, no. 5
Lausanne, Galerie d'Art Ancien, De David à Cézanne, 1953, no. 59
Paris, Musée Cognacq-Jay, Daumier, 1961, no. 5
Literature
Erich Klossowski, Honoré Daumier, Munich, 1923, no. 68c (titled Le médecin et son malade and with incorrect dimensions)
Karl Eric Maison, Honoré Daumier, Catalogue raisonné of the paintings, watercolours and drawings, vol. II, New York, 1968, no. 405, illustrated pl. 137
Karl Eric Maison, Honoré Daumier, Catalogue raisonné of the paintings, watercolours and drawings, vol. II, New York, 1968, no. 405, illustrated pl. 137
Condition
In generally fair condition; sheet has uneven edges with a dog eared hard crease to the lower left, a loss of paper at the lower center edge, a one and a half inch tear to the upper right corner, a few spots of foxing, light stain from the current matting and additional light staining from the previous matting, acidic mat to all edges. Verso: hinged by two pieces of white tape at upper edge, remnants of previous hinges at upper edge, similar condition to recto
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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.