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Juan Gris
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Juan Gris
- Nature morte au vase de roses
- Signed Juan Gris and dated 1923 (lower left); inscribed No. 22 and indistinctly (verso)
- Pen and ink, charcoal and gouache highlights on paper
- 9 3/8 by 6 1/8 in.
- 23.9 by 15.5 cm
- Executed in 1923.
Provenance
Serge Lifar and Countess Ahlefeldt, Paris
Private collection, France
Private collection, France
Condition
Pen and ink, charcoal and gouache highlights on paper. The sheet is glued along the top edge to the current mount. Top, right and left edges are deckled; bottom edge machine cut. Surface dirt. Handling creases. Glue stains at lower corners. A few very minor pin-point sized spots of discoloration. Verso: There is an incomplete pencil sketch, inscribed indistinctly (lower center) and no. 22 (upper right). Watermark clearly visible along bottom edge: Vidalon-les-Annonay. Surface dirt. Handling creases. Discolorations at extreme upper right edge and upper right corner. In overall fair 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.
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.