Lot 259
  • 259

Raoul Dufy

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Raoul Dufy
  • LE DANCING SUR FOND JAUNE - rectoÉTUDE POUR LE DANCING - verso
  • stamped Raoul Dufy (lower left, recto)
  • gouache and pencil on paper - recto
    pencil on paper - verso
  • 42.2 by 39.2cm., 16 5/8 by 15 3/8 in.

Provenance

Bianchi-Férier, Paris (acquired from the artist)

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the over mount at the four corners and at the centre of the four edges. There are six pinholes throughout the sheet: two pinholes in the upper left quadrant, two pinholes in the upper right quadrant, and one pinhole near each of the lower corners. Apart from some light studio dirt throughout the reverse of the sheet, this work is in very good condition.
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