- 74
Auguste Herbin 1882-1960
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Herbin
- Chaine
- inscribed (possibly in a later hand) 6 (encircled) 62/81 Menesses(?) 27/6 (on the reverse)
- gouache on paper
- sheet: 13 3/4 by 18 1/8 in.
- 35 by 46 cm.
- Executed in 1958.
Provenance
Galerie Melki, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1976
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1976
Exhibited
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas, October 1978
Condition
sheet toned, attached to mat with brown tape along edges of reverse, artist's revisions appear as white against toned sheet at center of right edge and edge of left central circle
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.
Catalogue Note
This work is a study for the painting reproduced in Geneviève Claisse, Herbin Catalogue Raisonné de l'Ouevre Peint, Paris 1993, no. 1019, p. 461. The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Madame Geneviève Claisse.