Lot 10
  • 10

Paul Signac

Estimate
3,500 - 4,500 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Paul Signac
  • Etude d'eucalyptus
  • stamped with the studio mark P. Signac (lower right)
  • India ink on paper
  • 18 x 12 1/4 in.

Provenance

Ginette Signac (the artist's daughter)
Jack Chambrin
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

Melun, Espace Saint-Jean, P. Signac aquarelles, 1989, listed in the catalogue no. 56

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount along the upper edge. There are tiny pinholes to each corner. The sheet is time stained and mount staining is visible along all four edges, including the upper edge and the upper part of the right edge when mounted. There is a tear (approx 1.5 cm long) to the centre of the upper edge stabilized by the hinging, a few spots of foxing along the upper edge, two small tears (under 5mm) to the left part of the lower edge and a few further nicks in places along the left and lower edges. There are some flattened creases to the upper left corner. This work is in overall good condition.
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