Lot 285
  • 285

PIERRE BONNARD | Composition pour la Villa Bach

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description

  • Pierre Bonnard
  • Composition pour la Villa Bach
  • monogramed PB (centre right) and inscribed VILLA BACH (lower right)
  • ink, watercolour and pencil on paper
  • drawing: 16 x 12,8 cm; 6 1/4 x 5 in.; sheet: 25,2 x 20,5 cm; 10 x 8 in.

Provenance

Louis Viau, France
Private collection, France
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

It has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, affixed to the overmount along all four edges. Extreme edges are uneven, with nicks and small tears (not visible when framed) and there are remnants of tape and glue. The sheet is undulating slightly. The sheet is light stained. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Guy-Patrice Dauberville and Floriane Dauberville.