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Odilon Redon
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Odilon Redon
- Le Centaure au Violoncelle
- Signed with the initials Od.R (lower right)
- Charcoal on paper
- 20 1/2 by 15 in.
- 52 by 38.1 cm
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Jacques Seligmann and Co., New York, circa 1956
Jacques Dubourg, Paris, circa 1958
Exhibited
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Odilon Redon, Exposition retrospective de son oeuvre, 1926, no. 234
New York, Jacques Seligmann and Co., Redon, 1951, no. 31
Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Musuem of Art; Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York; Minneapolis, Minnesota, Walker Art Center, Odilon Redon, Pastels and Drawings, 1952, no. 31
Washington, D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Visionaries and Dreams, 1956, no. 65
(Possibly) Bern, Switzerland, Kunsthalle, Odilon Redon, 1958, no. 158
Literature
Claude Roger-Marx, Redon, fusains, Paris, 1950, illustrated in color pl. 5
Klaus Berger, Odilon Redon, Phantasie und Farbe, Cologne, 1964, no. 571
S.F. Eisenman, "On the Politics of Dreams: A Study of the Noirs of Odilon Redon", Ph.D Diss., Princeton University, 1984, fig. 75, illustrated p. 251
S.F. Eisenmann, The Temptation of Saint Redon, Biography, Ideology and Style in the Noirs of Odilon Redon, Chicago, 1992, fig. 138, illustrated p. 197
Alec Wildenstein, Odilon Redon: Catalogue raisonné, Mythes et légendes, Paris, 1994, no. 1238, illustrated pp. 263 & 264 (catalogued with incorrect dimensions)
Klaus Berger, Odilon Redon, Phantasie und Farbe, Cologne, 1964, no. 571
S.F. Eisenman, "On the Politics of Dreams: A Study of the Noirs of Odilon Redon", Ph.D Diss., Princeton University, 1984, fig. 75, illustrated p. 251
S.F. Eisenmann, The Temptation of Saint Redon, Biography, Ideology and Style in the Noirs of Odilon Redon, Chicago, 1992, fig. 138, illustrated p. 197
Alec Wildenstein, Odilon Redon: Catalogue raisonné, Mythes et légendes, Paris, 1994, no. 1238, illustrated pp. 263 & 264 (catalogued with incorrect dimensions)
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper. Attached to window mat along top edge. Artists pinholes at four corners, and middle of left and right sides. Red chalk line around perimeter under window mat, which may not be inherent to work. Sheet is slightly time-darkened. Surface is slightly dirty. Otherwise fine, in very good condition.
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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.