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Maurice Utrillo
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Maurice Utrillo
- Chapelle de Notre-Dame de Bermont (Vosges)
- Signed Maurice, Utrillo, V, and dated Avril 1937, (lower right); titled Chapelle de Notre-Dame de Bermont, (Vosges), (lower left)
- Gouache on paper laid down on board
- 23 3/8 by 19 in.
- 59.4 by 48.3 cm
Literature
Paul Pétridès, L'oeuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, vol. III, Paris, 1969, no. 1813, illustrated p. 189 (catalogued incorrectly as oil on unidentified support)
Condition
Executed on thick cream wove paper laid down on board. Artist's pinholes at corners and center of side edges. Minor abrasions at extreme bottom corners, and slight frame abrasions to extreme perimeter from prior framing. Two areas of minor craquelure at center of right edge. Apart from a few tiny scuffs, surface is very well preserved and colors are bright and very fresh. Work is in good condition.
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.