Lot 138
  • 138

PIERRE BONNARD | Nature morte sur une nappe à carreaux rouges

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Pierre Bonnard
  • Nature morte sur une nappe à carreaux rouges
  • Signed Bonnard (lower right)
  • Gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper
  • 12 1/4 by 9 1/2 in.
  • 31 by 24.3 cm
  • Executed circa 1930-35.

Provenance

Private Collection, France
Galerie Cazeau-Béraudière, Paris
Acquired from the above on January 20, 2004

Exhibited

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors, 2009, no. 54, illustrated in color in the catalogue

Condition

The work is in very good condition. Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is t-hinged to a mount at two place along the top edge of its verso. There are artist's pinholes in all four corners. The left and bottom edges are deckled. There is a minor nick to the lower left corner, along the left edge. The sheet is unevenly time-stained. There is residue from an edhesive along all four edges of the verso, likely from a previous mounting. Written in pencil on verso: "Bonnard..." "35 42".
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.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Guy-Patrice Dauberville and Michel Dauberville.