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Odilon Redon
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description
- Odilon Redon
- Portraits d'Arï Redon
- pencil on paper
- Signed with the artist's monogram lower left
- 37,9 x 31,1 cm; 15 x 12 1/4 in.
Provenance
Piasa, Paris, June 15, 2000, lot 219
Condition
Executed on cream thick paper, not laid down, taped to the overmount at the centre of each edge. It has not been possible to fully unframe the work in order to examine the extreme edges of the recto. There are clusters of pinholes to the upper right and left edge and to the centre of the left edge and one additional pinhole to the lower left corner. There is a faint spot of surface abrasion to the centre of the left edge. There is a small crease (approx. 2 cm long) to the lower right corner and another additional smaller crease to the lower right quadrant. There are a few faint humidity marks, possibly original, to the lower part of the composition. There are a few scattered spots of foxing. This work is in good original condition.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work will be included in the supplement to the Redon catalogue raisonné by Alec Wildenstein being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute.
"An attentive tenderness surrounds the only child who continually brings joy to the home through his or her presence and whose features are often fixed in the mind of the father." (Roseline Bacou, La donation Arï et Suzanne Redon, 1984).