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AUGUSTE RODIN | (i) Coureur courbé vers la droite, un pied en l'air - Etude de patineur sur glace? (recto - verso)(ii) Homme nu de dos, le bras gauche dressé et la jambe gauche posée sur un socle (recto - verso)
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- (i) Coureur courbé vers la droite, un pied en l'air - Etude de patineur sur glace? (recto - verso)(ii) Homme nu de dos, le bras gauche dressé et la jambe gauche posée sur un socle (recto - verso)
- ink on paper
- (i) 6,8 x 5,8 cm ; 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. ; (ii) 7,1 x 4,1 cm; 2 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.
- Executed circa 1870.
Provenance
(Probably) Auguste Beuret, Paris (the artist's son)
Loïe Fuller, Paris
Jean & Paule Cailac, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Loïe Fuller, Paris
Jean & Paule Cailac, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
(i) Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, affixed to the mount with transparent plastic support and floating in its mount. The extreme edges are unevenly cut. The upper left corner is folded and there is a small tear (approx. 0,2 cm long) to the upper part of the left edge with some minor associated creases. There are a few tiny nicks to the centre of the upper edge. Recto: The sheet is light stained with some faint handling marks along the extreme edges. Verso : The sheet is light stained with some faint handling marks along the extreme edges. This work is in overall good condition. (ii) Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, affixed to the mount with transparent plastic support and floating in its mount. The edges are unevenly cut with a tiny nick to the upper part of the right edge. Recto: The sheet is light stained with a few faint specks of foxing in places. Verso : There is old tape and glue remnant along the upper edge. The sheet is light stained. 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 will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné des dessins et peintures d’Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) being prepared by Christina Buley-Uribe under the archive number 180319 (i) and 180320 (ii).