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RIK WOUTERS | Nel se coiffant - rectoNel lisant - verso
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Rik Wouters
- Nel se coiffant - rectoNel lisant - verso
- inscribed by the artist's wife (lower right)
- watercolour and brush and ink on paper
- 42.5 by 50.5cm., 16 3/4 by 19 7/8 in.
- Executed in 1914-16.
Provenance
Private Collection, London (acquired before 1994)
Exhibited
Ostende, Musée d'Art Moderne & Venlo, Musée Van Bommel, Rik Wouters, 1994-1995, no. 38-IV
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, and attached with tape to the overmount intermittently along all four edges. The sheet is time stained and the edges of the sheet are reinforced with Japan paper along the verso. There are scattered spots of foxing predominantly to the upper part of the composition as well as the lower right corner. There are brown accretions to the sheet along the upper and left edges. This work is in overall good condition.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Olivier Bertrand and it will be included in the Catalogue raisonné des Œuvres sur papier de Rik Wouters.