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Paul Gauguin
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Gauguin
- Tête de femme (recto); Trois personnes et un canard (verso)
- Watercolor, black chalk and pencil on paper
- 6 1/2 by 4 1/4 in.
- 16.5 by 10.8 cm
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Quatre Chemins-Editart, Paris
Acquired from the above in 1954
Quatre Chemins-Editart, Paris
Acquired from the above in 1954
Exhibited
New York, Wildenstein & Co., Gauguin: Loan Exhibition for the Benefit of the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York City, Inc., 1956, no. 66
Chicago, The Art Institute & New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gauguin: Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Sculpture, 1959, no. 86
Martigny, Swtizerland, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Gauguin, 1998, no. 74, illustrated in color in the catalogue
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gauguin in New York Collections: The Lure of the Exotic, 2002, no. 51, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Chicago, The Art Institute & New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gauguin: Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Sculpture, 1959, no. 86
Martigny, Swtizerland, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Gauguin, 1998, no. 74, illustrated in color in the catalogue
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gauguin in New York Collections: The Lure of the Exotic, 2002, no. 51, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Bernard Dorival, Carnet de Tahiti: Paul Gauguin, Paris, 1954, illustrated p. 11
Jean Leymarie, Gauguin: Aquarelle, Pastelle und farbige Zeichnungen, 1959, illustrated in color p. 16
Jean Leymarie, Gauguin: Watercolors, Pastels, Drawings, New York, 1989, illustrated in color p. 49
Jean Leymarie, Gauguin: Aquarelle, Pastelle und farbige Zeichnungen, 1959, illustrated in color p. 16
Jean Leymarie, Gauguin: Watercolors, Pastels, Drawings, New York, 1989, illustrated in color p. 49
Condition
Executed on cream colored paper which has been hinged to a mount at two places on the top edge of the verso. The left edge is deckled and four pindot losses remain from where the sheet was bound in a notebook. Extreme edges are slightly mat stained and eight nailhead size spots of staining are visible around perimeter of verso where sheet was previously mounted with adhesive. Bearing the number 11 (upper right on recto). The sheet is otherwise a little dirty and time darkened, but overall is in very good condition.
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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.