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Odilon Redon
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description
- Odilon Redon
- Ophélie
- signed Odilon Redon (towards lower left)
- charcoal on paper
- 35.5 by 44.8cm., 14 by 17 3/4 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, United Kingdom
Galerie Le Bateau-Lavoir, Paris
Private Collection
Sale: Christie's, New York, 7th November 2002, lot 119
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Galerie Le Bateau-Lavoir, Paris
Private Collection
Sale: Christie's, New York, 7th November 2002, lot 119
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art (& travelling in Japan), Odilon Redon, 1989, no. 155, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Gyoko Murakami, 'Odilon Redon et les problèmes de l'imagination dans la peinture', in Bijutsushi, 1972, vol. II, no. 4, illustrated pp. 162-163
Alec Wildenstein, Odilon Redon. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint et dessiné, Paris, 1994, vol. II, no. 900, illustrated p. 78
Alec Wildenstein, Odilon Redon. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint et dessiné, Paris, 1994, vol. II, no. 900, illustrated p. 78
Condition
Executed on buff wove paper, lined with a support sheet pf japan paper, and taped to the overmount along all four edges. There are three areas of staining below her hair which has been retouched with graphite. There is a tiny vein crease to the upper part of the extreme right edge. Otherwise, this work is in overall fairly good condition.
Colours: fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though overall slighter lighter and less pink in the original.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."