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Chaim Soutine
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Chaïm Soutine
- NATURE MORTE À LA LAMPE
- Signed C. Soutine (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 25 3/4 by 21 1/2 in.
- 65.3 by 54.4 cm
Provenance
Eugène Descaves, Paris (sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Collection de M. Eugène Descaves, June 2, 1928, lot 55)
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Miestchaninoff, Paris & New York (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, April 15, 1970, lot 75
Ephraim Ilin, London (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired by the present owner in 1973
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Miestchaninoff, Paris & New York (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, April 15, 1970, lot 75
Ephraim Ilin, London (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired by the present owner in 1973
Exhibited
Tokyo, Galerie Yoshii, Soutine. Peintre de la fatalité - fureur passionnée, 1973, no. 6, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Galerie Yoshii, Soutine, 1974, no. 8, illustrated in the catalogue
Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte; Kunsthalle Tübingen; London, Hayward Gallery & Lucerne, Kunstmuseum, Chaim Soutine. 1893-1943, 1981-82, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue
Montrouge, Centre Culturel et Artistique, XXXIe Salon, 1986, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue
Kawasiki Municipal Museum & Museum of Fine Arts of Kumamoto; Museum of Modern Art of Gunma & Mazujama, Museum of Fine Arts of Ehime, La Grande aventure de Montparnasse 1910-1930, 1988-89, no. 59, illustrated in color the catalogue
Musée de Chartres, Soutine, 1989, no. 5, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Paris, Galerie Yoshii, Soutine, 1974, no. 8, illustrated in the catalogue
Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte; Kunsthalle Tübingen; London, Hayward Gallery & Lucerne, Kunstmuseum, Chaim Soutine. 1893-1943, 1981-82, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue
Montrouge, Centre Culturel et Artistique, XXXIe Salon, 1986, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue
Kawasiki Municipal Museum & Museum of Fine Arts of Kumamoto; Museum of Modern Art of Gunma & Mazujama, Museum of Fine Arts of Ehime, La Grande aventure de Montparnasse 1910-1930, 1988-89, no. 59, illustrated in color the catalogue
Musée de Chartres, Soutine, 1989, no. 5, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
J. Alvard, "L'Ecole de Paris", Art d'Aujourd'hui, no 7-8, March 1950, illustrated p. 38
Pierre Courthion, Soutine. Peintre du déchirant, Lausanne, 1972, illustrated p. 174
Alfred Werner, "Chaim Soutine: Master of the Loaded Brush", American Artist, New York, December 1973, illustrated in color p. 53
Alfred Werner, Chaim Soutine, Paris & New York, 1977, fig. 8, illustrated p. 21
Maurice Tuchman, Esti Dunow & Klaus Perls, Chaim Soutine, Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, Cologne, 1993, no. 3, illustrated in color p. 353
Pierre Courthion, Soutine. Peintre du déchirant, Lausanne, 1972, illustrated p. 174
Alfred Werner, "Chaim Soutine: Master of the Loaded Brush", American Artist, New York, December 1973, illustrated in color p. 53
Alfred Werner, Chaim Soutine, Paris & New York, 1977, fig. 8, illustrated p. 21
Maurice Tuchman, Esti Dunow & Klaus Perls, Chaim Soutine, Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, Cologne, 1993, no. 3, illustrated in color p. 353
Condition
Very good condition. Original canvas. There is a layer of varnish on the surface of the work that does not appear to extend to some of the edges. Under UV light, dark brown pigment in top of cup flouresceses but appears to be original. Otherwise fine.
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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.