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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Enguerrande dans la cabane du pêcheur
- Signed A Rodin (lower left)
- Pen and ink and pencil on paper
- 8 1/2 by 6 in.
- 21.8 by 15.3 cm
Provenance
Emile Bergerat (acquired directly from the artist in 1884)
Private Collection, France
Private Collection, France
Literature
Emile Bergerat, Enguerrande, Paris, 1884
Victoria Thorson, Rodin Graphics (exhibition catalogue), San Francisco, 1975, p. 80
Christina Buley-Uribe, Rodin (exhibition catalogue), Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2007, p. 221
Victoria Thorson, Rodin Graphics (exhibition catalogue), San Francisco, 1975, p. 80
Christina Buley-Uribe, Rodin (exhibition catalogue), Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2007, p. 221
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. Work is affixed to a mount at center of upper edge on verso. Nailhead size stain in figure's left thigh. Horizontal hard crease at center of sheet and vertical soft crease at center of sheet- work appears to have been folded in quarters at one point, and the signature has subsequently left a faint impression at upper left. A few other stains around perimeter. Work is in fairly good condition.
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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.