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Maurice Utrillo
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Maurice Utrillo
- La Croix du Breuil, rendez-vous de chasse d'Henri IV, Bessines-sur-Gartempe (Haute-Vienne)
- Signed Maurice,Utrillo,V, inscribed Bessines, (Haute-Vienne,), La Croix du Breuil, and dated Novembre 1923, (lower center)
- Gouache on paper
- 14 3/8 by 18 1/4 in.
- 36.5 by 46.5 cm
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, London, July 1, 1987, lot 495
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Tokyo, Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art; Niigata, The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Art; Kyoto, Museum Eki Kyoto & Aichi, Toyohashi City Museum of Art & History, Maurice Utrillo, La collection d'un amateur d'art, 2010, no. 32, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. There is a perforated border along the perimeter of three of the four edges. The sheet is affixed to the mount along the perimeter of the verso and there is a very slight waviness to the lower half of the sheet. The pigments remain bright and fresh. There is a couple of tiny spots of loss to the thickest white pigment of the stone wall. There is some rubbing in the sky which may be inherent to the artist's process. 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.