Lot 28
- 28
Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Le Boiseux
signed and dated 54; signed, titled and dated juin 1954 on the reverse
oil on masonite
- 25 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. 65 x 54 cm.
Provenance
Galerie Jean Larcade, Paris
Madeleine Everaert, Brussels-Uccle
Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Chasnoff, St. Louis
Sotheby's New York, Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture, November 15, 1984, Lot 396
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Jean Dubuffet 1943-1963: Paintings, Sculpture, Assemblages, June - September 1993, cat. no. 52, p. 97, illustrated in color
Literature
James Fitzsimmons, Jean Dubuffet, bréve introduction à son oeuvre, Brussels, 1958, no. 48, illustrated
Max Loreau, ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, fascicule X: Vaches, petites statues de la vie précaire, Lausanne, 1969, no. 54, p. 47, illustrated
Andreas Franzke, Petites statues de la vie précaire=Kleine Statuen des unsicheren Lebens, Berlin, 1988, no. IV, p. 11, illustrated
Condition
This painting is in excellent condition. The thick mixed media impasto exhibits overall scattered cracks associated with the drying process which appear stable. The surface is slight soiled overall from airborne dust and dirt as is to be expected for a work of this age. The painting is framed in a wood strip frame, stained brown.
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.