Lot 10
  • 10

Georges Rouault

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Georges Rouault
  • La gardienne
  • India ink, gouache and watercolor on paper
  • 12 1/8 by 7 3/4 in.
  • 30.8 by 19.7 cm (uneven edges)
  • Executed circa 1910-14.

Provenance

David Garnier, Paris
Acquired by the parents of the present owner prior to 1975

Literature

Bernard Dorival & Isabelle Rouault, Rouault, L'oeuvre peint, 1885-1929, vol. I, Monte-Carlo, 1988, no. 712, illustrated p. 211

Condition

India ink, gouache and watercolor on paper. Mounted onto a sheet of shirt-board at each corner. Unevenly trimmed edges; the artist has created a black border along the top edge and right and left edges. Top edge with minor scattered losses and 5 minor vertical tears, each no more than 1 inch long, extending into the background. Extreme upper left and right corners missing. One tear 3/4 inch long extending horizontally into the picture plane from the left edge, 4 inches from the top edge. Surface dirt. Handling creases. In overall good condition.
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