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William Merritt Chase
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description
- William Merritt Chase
- Self-Portrait
- pencil on paper
- sight: 6 5/8 by 4 5/8 in.
- 16.6 by 11.6 cm
Together with KENYON COX, Self-Portrait, signed Kenyon Cox, inscribed with text and dated 1889 lower right, ink on paper. 2 works.
Provenance
Chase: Roger and Jackson Storm
Chapellier Galleries, New York
Paul Magriel, New York
Chapellier Galleries, New York
Paul Magriel, New York
Exhibited
Chase: New York, National Academy of Design; The Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, American Figure Drawings: The Paul Magriel Collection, November 8, 1979-March 10, 1980, incorrectly designated as Robert Blum, no. 10
Literature
Chase: Ronald G. Pisano, William Merritt Chase. The Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work/Still Lifes, Interiors, Figures, copies of Old Masters, and Drawings, New Haven and London, 2010, vol. 4, no. D.74, illustrated pp. 198-9
Condition
Neither work was examined out of frame.
CHASE: Surface of sheet appears to have faded with time, but retention of details is very good.
COX: In good condition.
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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.