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ODILON REDON | Tête de femme
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Odilon Redon
- Tête de femme
- signed ODILON REDON (toward lower right)
- watercolour on paper
- drawing: 17,4 x 15,7 cm; 6 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.; folded sheet: 22,3 x 17,7 cm; 8 3/4 x 7 in.
Provenance
Charles Russell, Jr., Providence
Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Rearwin, La Jolla
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla (gift from the above in December 1955 and sold: Christie's, New York, May 17, 1984, lot 115)
Private collection, France (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Rearwin, La Jolla
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla (gift from the above in December 1955 and sold: Christie's, New York, May 17, 1984, lot 115)
Private collection, France (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Wildenstein & Co., Inc., Drawings Through Four Centuries, 1949, no. 77
Phoenix, Phoenix Art Museum and Oakland, Oakland Art Museum, One Hundred Years of French Painting, 1860-1960, 1961, no. 76
Phoenix, Phoenix Art Museum and Oakland, Oakland Art Museum, One Hundred Years of French Painting, 1860-1960, 1961, no. 76
Literature
Klaus Berger, Odilon Redon, Fantasy and Colour, Cologne, 1964, no. 519, mentioned p. 220 (under the title Dutch woman in profile, dated circa 1900 and with inaccurate dimensions)
Alec Wildenstein, Odilon Redon, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint et dessiné, Paris, 1992, vol. I, no. 303, illustrated p. 127 (with dimensions of the entire sheet when not folded)
Alec Wildenstein, Odilon Redon, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint et dessiné, Paris, 1992, vol. I, no. 303, illustrated p. 127 (with dimensions of the entire sheet when not folded)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper which is folded along the lower part of the sheet (not visible when framed) and hinged to the overmount in two points with tape along the upper edge. There are paper and glue remnants and some mount staining along the extreme edges (not visible when framed). The sheet is slightly undulating and a bit light stained. Colours are fresh and well preserved. This work is in overall very 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."