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RIK WOUTERS | Brodeuse (Femme assise près du poêle) - rectoIntérieur - verso
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description
- Rik Wouters
- Brodeuse (Femme assise près du poêle) - rectoIntérieur - verso
- signed RikWouters and dated 1911 (lower left) - recto
- ink on paper
- 21,7 x 28,4 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (visible dimensions)
- Executed in 1911.
Provenance
Tony Herbert, Kortrijk
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and affixed to the overmount with tape at all four corners. Edges are deckled. There are a few pinholes to the centre of the upper edge. The sheet is light stained. There are a few small tears (each approx. 1 cm long) running vertically from the lower edge. Recto: There is some small stains, possibly studio marks, at the upper right corner and towards the kettle on the right part of the composition. There are a few tiny dots of foxing towards the seated woman proper left shoulder. The sheet is slightly light stained. Verso: There is a media mark running horizontally across the upper left quadrant consistent with the medium of the recto. There are spots of discolouration to the sheet, possibly related to previous mounting, and scattered dots of foxing. This work is in overall fairly 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
FIVE WORKS FROM THE TONY HERBERT COLLECTION
LOTS 141-144
Tony Herbert (1902–1959) was one of the most important Belgians collectors of his time. After studying civil engineering at the University of Leuven, Tony Herbert settled in Kortrijk in 1928 as director of the spinning mill "Kortrijkse Katoenspinnerij". Since the late 1930s he focused on creating a collection of art, which only after World War II would be fully developed. Tony Herbert concentrated first and foremost on the work of Gustave De Smet, and by 1946 he had assembled a collection of more than sixty paintings and drawings by this artist. Tony Herbert also acquired a number of works through Galerie Apollo in Brussels, among others by Edgard Tytgat, Jean Brusselmans and Rik Wouters. After World War II, Tony Herbert focused on the further expansion of the ensembles around the previous artists and Constant Permeke. For Herbert all these artists undoubtedly represented the force of the art.
The tributes that the Herbert couple organised in their Sporenhof home in honour of these artists from the collection are legendary.
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.
LOTS 141-144
Tony Herbert (1902–1959) was one of the most important Belgians collectors of his time. After studying civil engineering at the University of Leuven, Tony Herbert settled in Kortrijk in 1928 as director of the spinning mill "Kortrijkse Katoenspinnerij". Since the late 1930s he focused on creating a collection of art, which only after World War II would be fully developed. Tony Herbert concentrated first and foremost on the work of Gustave De Smet, and by 1946 he had assembled a collection of more than sixty paintings and drawings by this artist. Tony Herbert also acquired a number of works through Galerie Apollo in Brussels, among others by Edgard Tytgat, Jean Brusselmans and Rik Wouters. After World War II, Tony Herbert focused on the further expansion of the ensembles around the previous artists and Constant Permeke. For Herbert all these artists undoubtedly represented the force of the art.
The tributes that the Herbert couple organised in their Sporenhof home in honour of these artists from the collection are legendary.
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.