Lot 337
- 337
Raoul Dufy
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Raoul Dufy
- Les collines de Saint-Paul-de-Vence
signed Raoul Dufy (lower right)
- watercolour on paper
- 50 by 65.4cm., 19 3/4 by 25 3/4 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Europe
Private Collection, Brussels (acquired from the above in November 1943)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Raoul Dufy, 1943, no. 52
Literature
Fanny Guillon-Lafaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1981, vol. I, no. 96, illustrated p. 36
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, attached to a board along all four edges. The sheet is slightly time-stained, and there is a thin border of mount-staining along all four edges (not visible when framed). There is some scattered foxing in places, mainly to the lower right quadrant. Otherwise, this work is in overall 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. 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."