Georges Rouault

Mr Frank Crowninshield
Miss Mary Rumsey, New York
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 14, 1980, lot 228
Galerie Tamenaga, Japan
Private Collection, Okayama, Japan

Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art, Georges Rouault, 1935, no. 2
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Georges Rouault, 1945, no. 4, illustrated in the catalogue
San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Georges Rouault, 1947
Japan, Wakayama, The Museum of Modern Art, Rouault, 2008

Bernard Dorival & Isabelle Rouault, Rouault, L'oeuvre peint, vol. I, Monaco, 1988, no. 360, illustrated p. 102

Work is in generally good condition. A thick varnish may be slightly yellowed. There are hard creases to the sheet which are visible in raking light and which show some resoration under UV light. These include a vertical hard crease down the center of the work, two two inch long creases extending from the right side of the top edge, and a diagonal crease running from the center left edge to approximately 8 inches from the lower left corner on the bottom edge. Under UV light: aforementioned central vertical crease shows numerous strokes of inpainting, many of which are around an inch long. Along the aforementioned diagonal crease there is sporadic inpainting, mostly towards the ends of the crease where it meets the edges. There is a two inch long spot of inpainting between the diagonal crease and the lower left corner and another of equal size in the extreme lower right corner. A three inch patch of inpainting is visible between the central crease and the large cloud in the upper right sky. A few other dots of inpainting in the dark background pigments.
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.