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Tamara de Lempicka
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Tamara de Lempicka
- "La Polonaise"
- numbered 86/200 and signed T. de Lempicka in pencil
- etching with roulette and aquatint in colors on chine collet
from an edition of 200
Provenance
Galerie Alain Blondel, Paris
Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's New York, March 31, 2007, lot 156
Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's New York, March 31, 2007, lot 156
Literature
Alain Blondel, Tamara de Lempicka, Lausanne, 1999, cat. no. A.151, p. 472
Gioia Mori, Tamara de Lempicka: La Regina del Moderno, Rome, 2011, p. 361
Gioia Mori, Tamara de Lempicka: La Regina del Moderno, Rome, 2011, p. 361
Condition
Overall in very good condition. Two pinholes in the flower at bottom and one located 1/8 of an inch from the top of the subject's veil. Two minor surface scuffs to black background in upper left. The sheet slightly darkened overall. With pale light stain and mat stain in the margins and on the verso. The upper margin with mottled foxing (not infecting the image) and a single mottled fox mark in the lower margin. The verso with a few reverse fox marks. The lower and side sheet edges of the verso with minor remains of adhesive centers. The right sheet edge has been slightly unevenly trimmed.
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.