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Maximilien Luce
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Maximilien Luce
- Péniches sur le canal à Rotterdam
- Signed Luce (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 23 5/8 by 31 7/8 in.
- 60 by 81 cm
- Painted in 1908.
Provenance
Galerie Motte, Geneva
Private collection, Switzerland
Sale: Christian de Quay-Lombrail, Paris, December 7, 1995, lot 11
Jeanne Frank Fine Arts, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1996
Private collection, Switzerland
Sale: Christian de Quay-Lombrail, Paris, December 7, 1995, lot 11
Jeanne Frank Fine Arts, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1996
Literature
Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre peint, vol. III, Paris, 2005, no. 842, illustrated p. 193
Condition
The medium is oil on canvas, the canvas is strip lined. The work is in good overall condition. There is some moderate frame rubbing. There are two tiny brown accretions in the upper right, near the right edge. Under UV there are a few minor dashes of inpainting near the center of the bottom edge. The colors are strong and clear and the work presents very well.
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.
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.