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Auguste Herbin
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Herbin
- LES CÉRISES
- Signed Herbin (lower right); titled Les cerises (on the frame)
- Oil on canvas
- 39 1/2 by 31 7/8 in.
- 100.2 by 80.9 cm
Provenance
Edmond Rosenberg (Galerie de l'Effort Moderne), Paris
Sale: Piasa, Paris, December 12, 1997, lot 15
Private Collection, Europe (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 2011, lot 306)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Piasa, Paris, December 12, 1997, lot 15
Private Collection, Europe (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 2011, lot 306)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Bulletin de l'Effort Moderne, Paris, October 1924, no. 8
Bulletin de la Vie Artistique, Paris, November 1924, no. 21, p. 487
Anatole Jakovski, Herbin, Paris, 1933, p. 33
Geneviève Claisse, Herbin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1993, no. 545, illustrated p. 375
Bulletin de la Vie Artistique, Paris, November 1924, no. 21, p. 487
Anatole Jakovski, Herbin, Paris, 1933, p. 33
Geneviève Claisse, Herbin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1993, no. 545, illustrated p. 375
Condition
The painting has recently been restored and should be hung in its current condition. The canvas has been lined with a non-wax adhesive. It is in beautiful state, with the exception of one thin tear running about three and a half inches in the upper center. Half of this tear is in the sky, and the other half in the hills beyond. Otherwise, there is no restoration to the entire painting and again, the work should be hung as is.
The above condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.
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.
Catalogue Note
Les Cérises exemplifies a unique fusion of two genres in the history of art: landscape painting and still life. This amalgam is far from typical. Herbin incorporates colorful geometric shapes, such as bright red spherical cherries, along with slight nuances of abstraction which together give the painting an unparalleled vibrancy. In his treatment of the still life in the foreground, the artist has taken a fairly naturalistic approach. He incorporates the influence of Cubism into the work by creating a planar background separated by bands of vivid greens and muted beiges, accented by the geometric cubes of the town.