Lot 375
  • 375

LEONOR FINI | L'Escarpolette III

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Leonor Fini
  • L'Escarpolette III
  • Signed Leonor Fini (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 45 3/4 by 28 7/8 in.
  • 116.2 by 73.3 cm
  • Painted in 1970.

Provenance

Private Collection, United Kingdom (and sold: Sotheby's, London, December 2, 1987, lot 266)
Private Collection, Belgium (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Verrière, Leonor Fini, 1971, n.n.
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, Leonor Fini, 1972, no. 36, illustrated in color in the catalogue

Condition

The canvas is unlined. The surface is clean and the pigments are bright. 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.
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 work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné being prepared by Richard Overstreet.