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Léon Spilliaert
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Léon Spilliaert
- MARINE AVEC BATEAUX À VOILES
- signed L. Spilliaert and dated 25 (lower right)
watercolour and gouache on paper
- 42.6 by 59.1cm., 16 3/4 by 23 1/4 in.
Provenance
Geo Mommaerts, Brussels
Private Collection, Europe
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
Executed on buff-coloured wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount by a band of thin Japan paper running round all four edges. There is an artist's pinhole to the lower right corner. Apart from some light studio dirt, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: The colours are brighter in the original.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
'...and among my most celebrated colleagues, Spilliaert, the virtuoso of the sea, the disciple of Verlaine, poeticizes rusted waters, dead-leaves, faded flowers, decaying bouquets, severe branches...'
James Ensor commenting on Spilliaert's Marines exhibition in Ostende, 1931