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JUAN GRIS | L'Homme à la pipe
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Juan Gris
- L'Homme à la pipe
- Signed Juan Gris and dated 25 (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 13 3/4 by 10 3/4 in.
- 35 by 27.3 cm
- Painted between January and July 1925.
Provenance
Galerie Simon, Paris
Alfred Flechtheim, Berlin & London (his personal collection)
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Paris (given by the above in part settlement of a trading debt in 1935)
Geoffrey Gorer, London
Richard Thune, Europe (and sold: Sotheby's, London, April 1, 1987, lot 184)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Alfred Flechtheim, Berlin & London (his personal collection)
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Paris (given by the above in part settlement of a trading debt in 1935)
Geoffrey Gorer, London
Richard Thune, Europe (and sold: Sotheby's, London, April 1, 1987, lot 184)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Berlin, Galerie Flechtheim, In Memoriam Juan Gris, 1930, no. 46
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Juan Gris, 1933, no. 125 (lent by Alfred Flechtheim)
London, Leicester Galleries, 50 years of Portraits, 1935, no. 116
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Juan Gris Exhibition in Honour of Daniel-H. Kahnweiler, 1958, no. 33
Sète, Musée Paul Valery, Juan Gris, Rimes de la forme et de la couleur, 2011, n.n.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Juan Gris, 1933, no. 125 (lent by Alfred Flechtheim)
London, Leicester Galleries, 50 years of Portraits, 1935, no. 116
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Juan Gris Exhibition in Honour of Daniel-H. Kahnweiler, 1958, no. 33
Sète, Musée Paul Valery, Juan Gris, Rimes de la forme et de la couleur, 2011, n.n.
Literature
Douglas Cooper, Juan Gris, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II., San Francisco, 1977, no. 508, illustrated p. 333
Ottfried Dascher, Alfred Flechtheim, Sammler, Kunsthandler, Verleger, Nimbus Verlag, 2013, mentioned p. 425
Douglas Cooper, Juan Gris, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II., San Francisco, 2014, no. 508, illustrated p. 768
Ottfried Dascher, Alfred Flechtheim, Sammler, Kunsthandler, Verleger, Nimbus Verlag, 2013, mentioned p. 425
Douglas Cooper, Juan Gris, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II., San Francisco, 2014, no. 508, illustrated p. 768
Condition
The work is in excellent condition. The canvas is not lined. There is some minor frame abrasion to the extreme edges at the upper right corner and the canvas is slightly dirty in places. Under UV light: no in-painting is apparent.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This lot is offered pursuant to a settlement agreement between the heirs of Alfred Flechtheim and the current owner