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Maurice de Vlaminck
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Maurice de Vlaminck
- Nature morte aux artichauts
- Signed Vlaminck (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 32 1/8 by 46 in.
- 81.5 by 116.8 cm
Provenance
Dr. Alexandre Roudinesco, Paris (acquired directly from the artist circa 1933 and sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, October 10, 1968, lot 20)
Samuel J. & Ethel LeFrak, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent
Samuel J. & Ethel LeFrak, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Retrospective Vlaminck, 1933, no. 10 (titled Nature morte)
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Vlaminck, 1933, no. 56 (titled Nature morte)
Paris, Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Les Fauves, L'Atelier de Gustave Moreau, 1934, no. 165 (titled Nature morte)
Warsaw, National Museum, Exposition de peinture française de Manet à nos jours, 1937, no. 86
Basel, Kunsthalle, Vlaminck, R. Dufy, Rouault, 1938, no. 186
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Cent chefs-d'oeuvre des peintres de l'École de Paris, 1946, no. 95
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Plaisir de France, 1951, no. 192
Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, De Cézanne à Matisse, 1952, no. 189 (titled Nature morte aux bouteilles)
Rotterdam, Boymans Museum, Quatre siècles de la nature morte en France, 1954, no. 138
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, L'Oeuvre de Vlaminck, du fauvisme à nos jours, 1956, no. 92
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Vlaminck, 1933, no. 56 (titled Nature morte)
Paris, Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Les Fauves, L'Atelier de Gustave Moreau, 1934, no. 165 (titled Nature morte)
Warsaw, National Museum, Exposition de peinture française de Manet à nos jours, 1937, no. 86
Basel, Kunsthalle, Vlaminck, R. Dufy, Rouault, 1938, no. 186
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Cent chefs-d'oeuvre des peintres de l'École de Paris, 1946, no. 95
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Plaisir de France, 1951, no. 192
Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, De Cézanne à Matisse, 1952, no. 189 (titled Nature morte aux bouteilles)
Rotterdam, Boymans Museum, Quatre siècles de la nature morte en France, 1954, no. 138
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, L'Oeuvre de Vlaminck, du fauvisme à nos jours, 1956, no. 92
Literature
Maurice Genevoix, Vlaminck, Paris, 1954, n.n., illustrated in color pl. 4
Condition
This work is in largely good condition. The canvas has been relined with wax. The canvas is clean overall and the colors are bright. There is a lively impasto in the lower left quadrant in particular. There is very minor cracquelure in the white pigments in the lower left quadrant. Under UV light: a thick varnish obscures reading but there is no apparent inpainting.
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.