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Sonia Delaunay
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Sonia Delaunay
- RYTHME COLORÉ
- Signed S. Delaunay, dated 6-9-55 and inscribed 2eme version (lower left)
- Gouache on paper
- 9 1/4 by 12 3/8 in.
- 23.5 by 31.5 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, May 28, 2005, lot 1047
Private Collection, Europe (and sold: Sotheby's, Paris, May 28, 2009, lot 54)
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, May 28, 2005, lot 1047
Private Collection, Europe (and sold: Sotheby's, Paris, May 28, 2009, lot 54)
Acquired at the above sale
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. Taped to window mat along bottom edge on verso. There are small areas of skinning at all four corners on verso as well as tape remnants at the corners also on verso and a small stain to the extreme right edge on verso. The left edge of the sheet is perforated having been removed from a sketch book. There are some thin cracks and pin dot losses in the yellow pigment near upper left. Otherwise the sheet is very well preserved and the colors are bright and fresh. The work is in very 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.
Catalogue Note
This gouache is a study for the major oil by Sonia Delaunay, Composition of 1955, currently at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris.