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Paul Cézanne
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Cézanne
- Autoportrait - rectoÉtudes pour tête de garçon - verso
- charcoal heightened with white chalk on paper - recto
charcoal on paper - verso - 30.2 by 24cm., 11 7/8 by 9 3/8 in.
Provenance
Gustave Coquiot, Paris (acquired before 1930)
Private Collection (sale: Christie's, London, 29th June 2000, lot 511)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Private Collection (sale: Christie's, London, 29th June 2000, lot 511)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Vienna, Albertina Museum, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 92, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 118, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 118, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
René Huyghe, Cézanne, Paris, 1957, illustrated p. 30
Wayne Andersen, Cézanne's Portrait Drawings, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, 1970, no. 1, illustrated p. 48
Adrien Chappuis, The Drawings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue raisonné, New York & London, 1973, vol. I, no. 401, catalogued p. 132; vol. II, illustrated pl. 401
Steven Platzman, Cézanne, the self-portraits, London, 2001, no. 1, illustrated p. 78
Wayne Andersen, Cézanne's Portrait Drawings, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, 1970, no. 1, illustrated p. 48
Adrien Chappuis, The Drawings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue raisonné, New York & London, 1973, vol. I, no. 401, catalogued p. 132; vol. II, illustrated pl. 401
Steven Platzman, Cézanne, the self-portraits, London, 2001, no. 1, illustrated p. 78
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, and hinged intermittently along all four edges to an open mount in order. The verso is floating in the mount. The upper left and lower edges are deckled. The sheet is slightly time stained and there are a few minor spots of white discolouration towards the lower right edge, some discolouration towards the edges of the sheet and a few spots of brown and white discolouration to the sheet. There is a repaired tear to the upper right edge. 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."