Christian Bérard, 1902 - 1949

Huile sur toile

Ancienne collection Hélène Anavi-Hersaint

Vente Sotheby's Londres, The Anavi Collection of Surrealist and Post-war Art, 28 mars 1984, part II, lot 13

 

Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne, Christian Bérard,  23 février-23 avril 1950, n. 5 du catalogue

Londres, Arts Council of Great Britain, Christian Bérard, an Exhibition of Paintings and Décors, 1950, n. 7

San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, exposition Christian Bérard, avril-mai 1973

 

 

Boris Kochno, Bérard, éd. Panache Press at Random House, 1988, p. 83, n. 35 du catalogue raisonné des peintures

Assez bn état général. La toile a été ré-entoilée. Il y a un réseau de très fines craquelures sur la surface, notamment à l'angle gauche et visible à l'oeil nu. Après examen à la lampe de wood, quelques retouches visibles aux bords supérieurs droits et gauche. Deux infimes retouches au pigment de couleur ocre à l'angle inférieur gauche, l'un au dessus de la lettre "r " de Bérard et lautre vers le centre du bord inférieur. Quelques petites retouches éparses au dessus du visage et une trace plus grande d'environ 1 x 2 cm au dessus des genoux ; une autre trace denviron 0.5 x 0.5 sur ces cuisses et une autre d'environ 1 x 1 cm près de son genou droit, sur le fond bleu. Pour tout renseignement complémentaire sur ce lot merci de contacter le département au +33.1.53.05.52.81 This work is in stable condition. The canvas appears to be lined. There is a hairline network of craquelures throughout, notably in the left quadrants and visible to the naked eye. Examination under UV light reveals intermittent lines of retouching running along the left, right and upper edges. There are two nail-head-sized spots of retouching in the ochre pigment in the lower left quadrant, one above the second ‘r’ in Bérard and the other towards the centre of the lower edge. There are scattered spots of retouching in the blue pigment above the figure’s face towards the upper edge, as well as a 1x2cm stain of retouching above the figure’s knees, a 0.5x0.5cm spot on her thighs, and a 1x1cm spot in the blue pigment on the right edge, parallel with the figure’s knees. .For any additional information please contact the department at the following number +33.1.53.05.52.81
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