Lot 332
- 332
Paul Signac
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Paul Signac
- Port-en-Bessin, La Vieille Tour
signed P. Signac, dated 83 and indistinctly inscribed À mon ami Fabre Port-en-Bessin (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 41.2 by 24.2cm., 16½ by 9½in.
Provenance
Gabriel Fabre, Paris
Galerie René Drouet, Paris
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 12th May 1962, lot 115
Clément Altarriba, Paris
Erwin Swann, New York (by 1964; sale: Christie's New York, 10th December 1969, lot 21)
Private Collection
Sale: Christie's New York, 19th October 1977, lot 13
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Galerie René Drouet, Paris
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 12th May 1962, lot 115
Clément Altarriba, Paris
Erwin Swann, New York (by 1964; sale: Christie's New York, 10th December 1969, lot 21)
Private Collection
Sale: Christie's New York, 19th October 1977, lot 13
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Paintings from the Cummings Collection, 1964, no. 32
Literature
Françoise Cachin, Paul Signac: Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 2000, no. 66, illustrated p. 160
Condition
The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals some flecks of retouching to the sky and some further small areas of retouching to the lower left corner and the centre of the lower edge. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: Fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though slightly warmer in the original.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."