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Marie Laurencin
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Marie Laurencin
- PORTRAIT PRÉSUMÉ DE GEORGETTE GIRARDIN
- Signed Marie Laurencin (lower center); signed Marie Laurencin and dedicated À Georgette Girardin on the reverse
- Oil on canvas
- 21 5/8 by 18 1/8 in.
- 55 by 46 cm
Provenance
Georgette Maurice Girardin (gift from the artist)
Dr. Maurice Girardin, Paris (acquired from the above)
Galerie Jean-Claude Bellier, Paris
Galerie Daniel Malingue, Paris
Exhibited
Berlin, Akademie der Kunst, Das französische Portrait im XX. Jahrhundert, 1963, no. 84, illustrated on the cover of the catalogue
Literature
Daniel Marchesseau, Marie Laurencin 1883-1956, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Japan, 1986, no. 352, illustrated p. 175
Condition
The canvas is not lined. There is an intermittent thin line of retouching running along the upper edge, intermittent spots of retouching to the extreme edges of the lower right corner and a pinhead-sized spot of retouching to the lower left edge, all visible under UV light. There is a 3cm. thin scratch to the upper left quadrant. Apart from some frame rubbing to the edges and a stretcher mark running along the lower edge, this work is in 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.