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Honoré Daumier
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Honoré Daumier
- Homme assis dans un fauteuil, étude pour Un Auditeur ou pour Le Malade imaginaire
- pen and ink and pencil on paper
- 27.2 by 22.3cm, 10 3/4 by 8 3/4 in.
Provenance
Claude Roger-Marx, Paris (until at least 1947)
Sale: Piasa, Paris, 26th June 1988, lot 121
Galerie Bellier, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003
Sale: Piasa, Paris, 26th June 1988, lot 121
Galerie Bellier, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003
Exhibited
Paris, Musée Victor Hugo, Daumier-Gavarni, 1923, no. 72
Paris, Galerie Druet, Aquarelles et dessins de Daumier, 1927, no. 54
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Daumier: peintures, aquarelles et dessins, 1934, no. 95
Vienna, Albertina, Honoré Daumier, 1936, no. 34
London, Leicester Galleries, Paintings, Drawings, and Lithographs by Honoré Daumier, 1936, no. 60
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Daumier, 1808-1879, 1937
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Von David zu Millet, 1937, no. 29
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Daumier le peintre graveur, 1958, no. 210
Paris, Galerie Druet, Aquarelles et dessins de Daumier, 1927, no. 54
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Daumier: peintures, aquarelles et dessins, 1934, no. 95
Vienna, Albertina, Honoré Daumier, 1936, no. 34
London, Leicester Galleries, Paintings, Drawings, and Lithographs by Honoré Daumier, 1936, no. 60
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Daumier, 1808-1879, 1937
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Von David zu Millet, 1937, no. 29
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Daumier le peintre graveur, 1958, no. 210
Literature
Edouard Fuchs, Der Maler Daumier, 1930, Munich, no. 66, illustrated p. 45
Jacques Lassaigne, Daumier, 1938, Paris, pl. 68
K.E. Maison, Honoré Daumier, Catalogue raisonné of the paintings, watercolours and drawings, 1968, vol. II, no. 110, illustrated pl. 20
Jacques Lassaigne, Daumier, 1938, Paris, pl. 68
K.E. Maison, Honoré Daumier, Catalogue raisonné of the paintings, watercolours and drawings, 1968, vol. II, no. 110, illustrated pl. 20
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and hinged to the mount at the upper two corners. The upper and left edges are slightly unevenly cut and the right and lower edges are deckled. The sheet is slightly time-stained, and there are traces of a previous mounting visible at the edges of the sheet, not visible when framed. There is an inscription to the lower right corner: Collect. CRM. There are two pinholes to the upper right corner. There are very faint spots of foxing in places. 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."