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ARMAND GUILLAUMIN | La Pointe du Lou Gaou
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Armand Guillaumin
- La Pointe du Lou Gaou
- Signed Guillaumin (lower left); inscribed Lou Gaou and dated février 1911, Soir (on the reverse)
- Oil on canvas
- 25 1/2 by 31 7/8 in.
- 64.8 by 81 cm
- Painted in February 1911.
Provenance
Alain Bernheim, Aix-en-Provence
Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Paris
Le Brun Collection, New York (and sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, January 14, 1959, lot 89)
Jacques Gerard, New York
Lee Reynolds Burr, Los Angeles (and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, November 6, 1981, lot 329)
Acquavella Gallery, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above on August 20, 1984
Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Paris
Le Brun Collection, New York (and sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, January 14, 1959, lot 89)
Jacques Gerard, New York
Lee Reynolds Burr, Los Angeles (and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, November 6, 1981, lot 329)
Acquavella Gallery, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above on August 20, 1984
Condition
The canvas is unlined. The impasto is well-preserved and the colors are bright and fresh. There is a stretcher bark mark running vertically through the length of the canvas. Scattered, hairline craquelure is present throughout, particularly in the pigments in the sky. The canvas is slightly dirty and there is scattered staining throughout. Under UV light: Scattered strokes of inpainting are visible in the sky to address aforementioned craquelure. This work is in good 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.
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
This work will be included in Volume II of the Catalogue Raisonné Guillaumin being prepared by the Comité Guillaumin with Dominique Fabiani, Jacques de la Béraudière and Stéphanie Chardeau-Botteri.