- 436
Raoul Dufy
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Raoul Dufy
- étude pour la fée electricité
- signed Raoul Dufy and dedicated à Pierre Berès (lower centre)
- gouache and pencil on paper
- 50.8 by 66cm., 20 by 26in.
Provenance
Pierre Berès, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 6th May 1959, lot 40
Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London (purchased at the above sale)
Brook Street Gallery, London
Lewin Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the late 1970s
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 6th May 1959, lot 40
Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London (purchased at the above sale)
Brook Street Gallery, London
Lewin Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the late 1970s
Literature
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1982, vol. II, no. 1928, illustrated p. 317
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. Sheet is taped to a window mat along the upper edge on the verso. A few scattered studio stains and remnants of old tape on verso. Left and right edges are deckled. Artist's pinholes at corners of sheet. Faint, 1cm mat stain around perimeter. Colors are extremely bright and fresh and overall the work is in very 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. 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."
Catalogue Note
The present work is a study for a Dufy's great mural La Fée Electricité, painted for the 1937 Exposition Internationale in Paris.