Lot 170
  • 170

MAXIME MAUFRA | Bords de la Seine, paysage à Bouafles, Eure

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Maxime Maufra
  • Bords de la Seine, paysage à Bouafles, Eure
  • signed Maufra and dated 1903 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 54.2 by 65.2cm., 21 3/8 by 25 5/8 in.
  • Painted in 1903.

Provenance

Durand-Ruel, Paris
Sale: Me Pierre-Marie Rogeon, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10th December 1971, lot 88
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals some areas of retouching at each corner and some flecks of retouching to the upper part of the right edge. There are some further small spots of retouching to the sky and beneath the signature. There is a lovely thick impasto in places and this work is in overall 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. 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 forthcoming Maufra Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Madame Caroline Durand-Ruel Godfroy.