Lot 66
  • 66

Paul Sérusier

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Paul Sérusier
  • Paysage breton, la petite anse, circa 1889-90
  • watercolour and gouache on Japan paper
  • Stamped with the studio mark PS lower right
  • 26 x 35,8 cm; 10 1/4  x 14 1/8  in.

Provenance

Maîtres Rieunier and Bailly-Pommery, Paris, March 23, 1994, lot 39
Private collection, Paris
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris (gift from the above)

Literature

Marcel Guicheteau, Paul Sérusier, vol. II, Pontoise, 1989, no. 33, illustrated p. 89

Condition

Executed on thin laid paper, laid down on restorer Japan paper, hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge. The sheet is slightly undulating. There are pinholes at upper and lower left corners. There are few tiny paper losses to the left part of the lower edge. There is a minor vertical crease (approx. 15 cm long) to the centre of the composition and a few further smaller creases in places. There are some small repaired tears with a few flecks of pigment loss towards the right part of the sea. This work is in overall good and stable condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Paul Sérusier.