Lot 257
  • 257

PAUL SIGNAC | Saint-Malo

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Paul Signac
  • Saint-Malo
  • signed P. Signac, dated 1e Janvier 1928 and inscribed avec nos meilleurs voeux (lower left)
  • pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper
  • 11,9 x 14,7 cm; 4 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.
  • Executed on January 1st, 1928.

Provenance

Private collection, France (and sold: Tajan, Paris, November 30, 2006, lot 18)
Sale: Tajan, Paris, March 31, 2011, lot 18
Private collection, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, affixed to a sheet of paper in two points at the upper corners. There are two minor nicks along the left edge. There is a minor crease towards the centre of the upper edge. The ink appears to have slightly faded. There is some minor light staining. Colours are fresh and well preserved. This work is in overall very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Marina Ferretti.