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AUGUSTE RODIN | Homme tentant de maîtriser un cheval et étude pour Virginie ? - rectoFaçade de l'Institut ? et personnage allongé - verso
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Homme tentant de maîtriser un cheval et étude pour Virginie ? - rectoFaçade de l'Institut ? et personnage allongé - verso
- pencil on paper
- 16,3 x 21,7 cm; 6 3/8 x 8 1/2 in.
- Executed circa 1880.
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
Executed on cream wove lined paper, not laid down, affixed with transparent plastic supports and floating in its mount. Recto: There are a few small paper losses along the upper edge and to the lower right corner with associated small nicks and tears (the larger of which is approx. 1,2 cm long) and an additional small tear and nicks to the lower part of the right edge. The sheet is folded diagonally at the lower right corner on 2 cm. There are a few flattened creases and handling marks in places, notably to the upper right and to the lower left corners. The sheet is light stained, primarily along the right part of the upper edge and along the right edge. Verso: There is some tape remnant in two points along the upper edge and a minor handling mark towards the lower right corner. The sheet is light stained with a few scattered dots of foxing. 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 180318.