Lot 95
- 95
MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST | Unknown Title (Kneeling Man)
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Maurice Brazil Prendergast
- Unknown Title (Kneeling Man)
- signed Prendergast and dated Paris 91 (lower right)
- watercolor and pencil on paper
- image: 6 3/4 by 3 3/4 inches (17.1 by 9.5 cm)
- sheet: 7 3/4 by 4 3/4 inches (19.7 by 12.1 cm)
- Executed circa 1891.
Provenance
Charles Prendergast, 1924 (the artist's brother)
Mrs. Charles Prendergast, 1948 (his wife)
Davis Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York (sold: Sotheby's, New York, September 26, 1996, lot 92)
Bernadette and William M.B. Berger, Denver, Colorado (acquired at the above sale)
Mrs. Charles Prendergast, 1948 (his wife)
Davis Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York (sold: Sotheby's, New York, September 26, 1996, lot 92)
Bernadette and William M.B. Berger, Denver, Colorado (acquired at the above sale)
Literature
Carol Clark, Nancy Mowll Mathews and Gwendolyn Owens, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Charles Prendergast: A Catalogue Raisonné, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1990, no. 526, p. 333, illustrated
Condition
The sheet is hinged to the mat at the upper corners. There is adhesive residue from a former mounting in the margins and there are some minor losses at the far edges of the sheet.
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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.