Lot 404
  • 404

JULIO GONZÁLEZ | Marie-Thérèse à la chaise no. 1

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • Julio González
  • Marie-Thérèse à la chaise no. 1
  • black crayon and charcoal on paper
  • 52.8 by 37cm., 20 3/4 by 14 1/2 in.
  • Executed circa 1940-42.

Provenance

Vurane & Carmen Roberta, Europe (acquired by 1974)
Galleria Pieter Coray, Lugano
Acquired from the above circa 1990

Literature

Josette Gibert, Julio González, Dessins, PortraitsParis, 1975, illustrated p. 102

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount in two places along the upper edge. The upper, right and lower edges of the sheet are deckled, and the sheet is gently undulating, most prominently on the lower right side. There are three tears to the lower part of the right edge (one approximately 2cm-long, one 1cm-long, and the other 0.5cm-long), and another tear to the upper side of the left edge (approximately 1cm-long). There are some minor spots of foxing along the right of the lower edge. There is a fine horizontal line in the pigment, running horizontally (approximately 2cm above the lower edge), possibly in line with a previous presentation. This work is in overall good condition.
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