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Jean Metzinger
Estimate
280,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Metzinger
- CARAFE ET CARTES À JOUER
- Signed Metzinger (towards lower right); signed Metzinger, dated Janvier 1919 and titled (on the reverse)
- Oil on canvas
- 31 7/8 by 23 3/4 in.
- 81 by 60.2 cm
Provenance
Galerie L'Effort Moderne (Léonce Rosenberg), Paris
Mme Simon Heller, Paris
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph F. Colin (acquired from the above in 1955 and sold: Christie's, New York, May 10, 1995, lot 52)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale and sold: Christie's, New York, May 5, 2004, lot 289)
Private Collection
Mme Simon Heller, Paris
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph F. Colin (acquired from the above in 1955 and sold: Christie's, New York, May 10, 1995, lot 52)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale and sold: Christie's, New York, May 5, 2004, lot 289)
Private Collection
Exhibited
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Le Cubisme 1907-1914, 1953, no. 197 (titled Nature morte, as dating from 1914)
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Selection of French Art 1906-1954, 1955
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., The Colin Collection, 1960, no. 54, illustrated in the catalogue
Louisville, Kentucky, The Speed Art Museum, Corot to Picasso: French Paintings and Drawings at The Speed Art Museum, 2002-03
Condition
Work is in good condition. A circular craquelure pattern is stable throughout. Surface slightly dirty. Under UV light: Strokes of Inpainting visible along the edges especially in a 6 inch traingular area extending down from point at left center edge, and in a line extending from point of right center edge. Otherwise fine.
A 1995 certificate for this work from Bozena Nikiel has been lost, according to the expert.
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.
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.