Lot 490
  • 490

MAURICE UTRILLO | Église, Crémieux (Isère)

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Maurice Utrillo
  • Église, Crémieux (Isère)
  • Signed Maurice, Utrillo, V, and dated 1934 (lower right); titled (lower left)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 24 by 18 1/8 in.
  • 61 by 46 cm
  • Painted in 1934.

Provenance

Sale: Hotel George V, Paris, June 22, 1988, lot 120
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Tokyo, Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art & traveling, Maurice Utrillo, La Collection d'un amateur d'art, 2010, no. 55, illustrated in the catalogue

Condition

The work is in very good condition. The canvas is not lined. There are horizontal stretcher bar marks and associated craquelure running across the center of the canvas. There are pinhole losses to the center right edge. There is some frame abrasion along the top edge. Under UV inspection, 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

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the late Jean Fabris.