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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Homme au chapeau
- signed and dated New York 1951; titled and dated New York, décembre 1951 on the reverse
- oil, gouache and Swedish putty on paper mounted to board
- 14 1/8 by 11 1/4 in. 36 by 28.5 cm.
Provenance
Collection of Jacques Ulmann, Paris
Collection of R. A. Augustinci, Paris
David B. Findlay Galleries, New York
Michel Cohen-Galerie Pentimento, Los Angeles
Cohen Gallery, New York
Elkon Gallery, New York
Private Collection, United States
Christie's, London, 24 June 2004, Lot 12
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Collection of R. A. Augustinci, Paris
David B. Findlay Galleries, New York
Michel Cohen-Galerie Pentimento, Los Angeles
Cohen Gallery, New York
Elkon Gallery, New York
Private Collection, United States
Christie's, London, 24 June 2004, Lot 12
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries; Williamstown, Williams College Museum of Art; Second Williams Alumni Loan Exhibition, March - June 1976
New York, Elkon Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Forties - Fifties - Sixties, April - June 1991, cat. no. 14
New York, Elkon Gallery, Jean Dubuffet: Forties - Fifties - Sixties, April - June 1991, cat. no. 14
Literature
Max Loreau, Ed., Catalogue de travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule VII: Tables paysageées, paysages du mental, pierres philosophiques, Paris 1967, cat. no. 104, p. 69, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There are artist’s pinholes in each corner. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the extreme edges of the board with very minor resultant paint losses at the extreme edges and corners. There is hairline craquelure visible throughout, all of which is stable and inherent to the artist’s chosen medium and working method. Under very close inspection, a slight undulation to the sheet is visible around the figure’s eyes. Framed.
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.
Catalogue Note
"I must say my feeling is – always has been – very strong that the key to things must not be as we imagine it, but that the world must be ruled by strange systems of which we have not the slightest inkling. This is why I rush towards strange things. I am quite convinced that truth is strange; it is at the far end of strangeness that one has a a chance to find the keys to things."
Jean Dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet