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Alain Jacquet
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Alain Jacquet
- La vièrge et l'enfant
- (i) signed with the initials and dated 66 on the reverse
(ii) signed and dated 66 on the reverse oil, pencil and silkscreen print on canvas, in two parts
- each: 129.5 by 195cm.; 51 by 76 3/4 in.
- overall: 259 by 195cm.; 102 by 76 3/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Thelen, Essen
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1968 at the Documenta IV in Kassel
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1968 at the Documenta IV in Kassel
Exhibited
Kassel, Documenta IV, Vol. II, 1968, p. 57
Krefeld, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Sammlung Helga und Walther Lauffs - Amerikanische und europäische Kunst der sechziger und siebziger Jahre, 1983-84, no. 173
Literature
Art Now, Sign and Image, Tokyo 1971, p. 31, illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is much brighter and more vibrant in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition.
(i) There is some very light wear to the corner tips and in some places along the extreme edges. There is light canvas draw to the two bottom and top left-hand corners and a very faint vertical rub mark to the centre of the extreme left-hand edge and two further light rub marks towards the centre of the extreme right-hand edge. There's an isolated very fine drying crack, approximately 2 cm long, running parallel to the centre of the extreme left-hand edge and a network of feather cracks towards the bottom left-hand corner. A small area of the white paint towards the centre of the figure is slightly dirty and there are a few very light handling marks visible in the white paint in places along the extreme bottom edge. There are several fly-spots scattered in some places across the figure. There are two extremely fine scratches in the upper right-hand quadrant.
(ii) There is an extremely fine hairline tension crack running in places along the extreme top and left hand edges, with some tiny spots of paint loss to the black paint in places along the extreme left-hand edge. There are faint handling marks in the white areas to the top and left-hand edges. There are a few fly-spots scattered in a some places.
No restoration is visible under ultra-violet light.
"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."