Lot 452
  • 452

ALBERT MARQUET | Crans-sur-Sierre, La Luge

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Crans-sur-Sierre, La Luge
  • Stamped marquet (lower right)
  • Oil on cradled panel
  • 12 7/8 by 16 1/4  in.
  • 33 by 41 cm
  • Painted in 1936.

Provenance

Mme Albert Marquet, Paris (by descent from the artist)
Private Collection, France (by descent from the above)
Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above on March 2, 2007

Exhibited

Mulhouse, Musée de Mulhouse, Marquet, Peintures - Aquarelles - Dessins, 1949, no. 14 (titled Sports d'hiver à Crans-sur-Sierre; dated 1937)
Tokyo, Seibu Museum; Kyoto, The National Museum of Modern Art & Fukuoka, Cultural Center, Exposition Albert Marquet, 1973-74, no. 42, illustrated in color in the catalogue (titled Crans-sur-Sierre)
Geneva, Galerie des Granges, Albert Marquet, 1974, no. 24, illustrated in color in the catalogue (titled Crans-sur-Sierre)
Paris, Artcurial, Albert Marquet, 1981, n.n.
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, Albert Marquet: 1875-1947, 1988, no. 93, illustrated in color in the catalogue (titled Crans-sur-Sierre)
New York, Wildenstein, Albert Marquet, 1875-1947, Paintings, 1998, n.n. 
Lodève, Musée de Lodève, Marquet, 1998, no. 64, illustrated in the catalogue (titled Crans-sur-Sierre)

Literature

Jacques Lassaigne, "Albert Marquet," in Journal Artcurial, no. 18, March 1981, illustrated p. 9 (titled Crans-sur-Sierre)
Jean-Claude Martinet, Albert Marquet, New York, 1985, illustrated p. 66 (titled Crans-sur-Sierre)

Condition

The work is in excellent condition. The panel is sound. There is some light frame abrasion to the left and top edges. Under UV light, no inpainting 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.
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Catalogue Note

This work will be included in the forthcoming Marquet Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.