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Jean Puy
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean Puy
- NU AU PEIGNOIR
- signed J Puy (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 100 by 82cm., 39 3/8 by 32 1/4 in.
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Collection Petit Palais, Geneva
Oscar Ghez, Geneva
Connaught Brown Gallery, London
Sheila Mallett, Sydney
Acquired from the above by the present owner in August 1997
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Druet
Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Jean Puy, 1963, no. 23
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, 80 Pittori da Renoir a Kisling, 1964
Tokyo, Les Fauves et le Fauvisme, 1965, no. 61
Geneva, Petit Palais, Jean Puy, 1977, no. 26
Geneva, Petit Palais, Jean Puy, le Maître de Roanne, 1994
Literature
Gaston Rochas & Oscar Ghez, Jean Puy, Geneva, 1977, no. 26, illustrated in colour
Suzanne Limmouzi & Louis Fressonnet-Puy, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint de Jean Puy (1878-1960), Roanne, 2001, no. 20420, illustrated p. 127
Condition
The canvas is not lined and there are no signs of retouching visible under UV light. Apart from a slightly uneven varnish, this work is in good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate.
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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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."