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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Raoul Dufy
- Le Favori
- Signed Raoul Dufy (toward lower right)
- Gouache on paper laid down on board
- 19 5/8 by 25 7/8 in.
- 50 by 65.7 cm
Provenance
Mrs. Jere Field, Paris (and sold: Canfield Casino, Saratoga Springs, New York, August 15, 1960, lot 15)
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Kriegler, Lackawanna, New York (and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Inc., New York, May 18, 1978, lot 117)
Private Collection, Illinois (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby’s, New York, February 26, 1990, lot 159)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Kriegler, Lackawanna, New York (and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Inc., New York, May 18, 1978, lot 117)
Private Collection, Illinois (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby’s, New York, February 26, 1990, lot 159)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, vol. I, Paris, 1982, no. 795, illustrated p. 291
Condition
Executed on cream-wove paper laid down on a thin board. The board is taped to a window mount along the perimeter on the reverse. There is some extremely fine craquelure in the thickest areas of white pigment. A few very minor surface scuffs, otherwise fine. Work is in 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.