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PAUL GAUGUIN | Tête d'enfant
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description
- Paul Gauguin
- Tête d'enfant
- monogramed P.G (lower left)
- pencil on paper
- 23,9 x 19,8 cm; 9 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.
Executed circa 1890.
Provenance
Georges Renand, Paris
Edouard & Jeannine Chapet, Paris (by descent)
Edouard & Jeannine Chapet, Paris (by descent)
Literature
John Rewald, Gauguin Drawings, New York, 1958, no. 29, illustrated p. 26
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down and hinged to the overmount with tape in two places along the upper edge. The upper edge is deckled and the three other edges are unevenly cut. The sheet is gently undulating. There are a few pinholes most predominately at the upper corners and towards the centre of the right edge. There is a small repaired tear (approx. 0.5 cm long) to the centre of the right edge. There are a few minor creases predominately to the upper part of the composition. There is a faint and restored orange stain (approx. 0.4 cm wide) towards the ball, few additional faint stains and spots of foxing in places. The sheet is light stained and there is some mount staining along the lower edge (not visible when framed). 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."
"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 is a study for Enfant au bavoir.This work will be included in the forthcoming Gauguin Digital Catalogue Raisonné, being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.