HONORÉ DAUMIER | Trois spectateurs

Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, November 18, 1946, lot 5
Sale: Galerie Charpentier, Paris, March 24, 1952, lot 4
Private Collection, Paris (acquired by 1968)
Private Collection, Paris (and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 29, 1988, lot 305)
Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired at the above sale)
William Louis-Dreyfus, Mt. Kisco, New York (acquired in 2009)
Acquired by the Louis-Dreyfus Family Collections by inheritance from the above in 2016

Karl Eric Maison, Daumier Drawings, London, 1960, no. 101, illustrated n.p.
Karl Eric Maison, Honoré Daumier, Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings, vol. II, London, 1967, no. 489, illustrated pl. 167

This work is in very good condition. Executed on cream laid paper. The sheet is t-hinged to a mount at the upper left and upper right corners of its verso. There is tape around all four edges of the verso of the sheet. The sheet is unevenly time stained. Some remnants of an adhesive to the extreme edges, likely due to a previous mounting. A few minor spots of gilding to the right edge, likely from a previous frame. Otherwise, fine.
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.