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ROGER DE LA FRESNAYE | Portrait d'un homme
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Roger de la Fresnaye
- Portrait d'un homme
- signed R de la Fresnaye (lower right)
- pen and ink and pencil on paper
- 33.5 by 26cm., 13 1/4 by 10 1/4 in.
- Executed circa 1913.
signed with the estate stamp (lower right)pen and ink on paper30 x 22 cm.Executed in 1913/14.
Provenance
Georges Moos, Geneva
Marianne Feilchenfeldt, Zürich
Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1981)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Marianne Feilchenfeldt, Zürich
Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1981)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Berggruen, Roger de la Fresnaye, 1963, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Albert Loeb & Krugier Gallery, Roger de la Fresnaye, 1967, no. 7, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Albert Loeb & Krugier Gallery, Roger de la Fresnaye, 1967, no. 7, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Guillaume Apollinaire, Calligrammes, Geneva, 1952, illustrated p. 40
Germain Seligman, Roger de La Fresnaye, Neuchâtel, 1969, no. 238, illustrated p. 38
Germain Seligman, Roger de La Fresnaye, Neuchâtel, 1969, no. 238, illustrated p. 38
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper and laid down on card. The sheet is gently time-stained. There is some paper residue along the upper edge as well as some intermittent spots of paper residue along the right edge due to previous mounting. There is a fly spot to the lower left quadrant and a flattened vertical crease (approximately 7cm. long) to the upper right quadrant. There is a handling mark to the left part of the lower edge. This work is in overall good condition.
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."