Lot 6
  • 6

Berthe Morisot

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Jeune fille assis sur une échelle
  • Stamped with the initials B.M (Lugt 388a, lower right) and numbered 71 (lower left)
  • Pencil on calque mounted on paper
  • Sheet: 13 by 9 7/8 in. 33 by 25.1 cm
  • Mount: 14 by 11 1/2 in. 35.6 by 29.2 cm (uneven edges)

Provenance

Family of the artist
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 5, 1992, lot 26
Acquired at the above sale

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Exposition d'œuvres de Berthe Morisot, 1929, no. 175

Condition

Pencil on calque mounted on paper. Work in fair condition. The image in contained in a box 27 by 20 cm. Calque is mat and light stained. Small pindot loss above figure's back. Uneven edges and tears. Pencil framer's marks on calque. Partially faded vente stamp. Remnants of scotch tape on mounting sheet.
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