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Jean Dubuffet
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Dubuffet
- Portrait of Jules Supervielle
- signed, titled and dated 47
- graphite and charcoal on paper
- 13 3/4 by 10 1/2 in. 34.9 by 26.7 cm.
Provenance
Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris
B.C. Holland Gallery, Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above
B.C. Holland Gallery, Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie René Drouin, Portraits à ressemblance extraite, à ressemblance cuite et confite dans la mémoire, à ressemblance éclatée dans la mémoire de M. Jean Dubuffet, peintre, October 1947, cat. no. 66
Paris, Galerie Berggruen, Rétrospective des dessins de Jean Dubuffet, October - November 1960
Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, Jean Dubuffet 1942-1960, December 1960 - March 1961, cat. no. 248, pl. 118, illustrated
Paris, Galerie Berggruen, Rétrospective des dessins de Jean Dubuffet, October - November 1960
Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, Jean Dubuffet 1942-1960, December 1960 - March 1961, cat. no. 248, pl. 118, illustrated
Literature
Max Loreau, ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule III: Plus beaux qu'ils croient (portraits), Paris, 1966, cat. no. 144, p. 97, illustrated
Jean Dubuffet, "Les personnes que je trouve belles...," Le Nouvel Observateur, Paris, August 21-27, 1967, n.p., illustrated
Michel Thévoz, "Variations physiognomoniques de Töppfer à Dubuffet," Les Temps Modernes, No. 258, Paris, November 1967, n.p., illustrated
Andreas Franzke, Dubuffet Zeichnungen, Munich, 1980, p. 63, illustrated
Alexandre Vialatte, Jean Dubuffet et le Grand Magma, Paris, 1988, p. 19, illustrated
Jan Kríz, Jean Dubuffet, Prague, 1989, cat. no. 16, p. 27, illustrated
Jean Dubuffet, "Les personnes que je trouve belles...," Le Nouvel Observateur, Paris, August 21-27, 1967, n.p., illustrated
Michel Thévoz, "Variations physiognomoniques de Töppfer à Dubuffet," Les Temps Modernes, No. 258, Paris, November 1967, n.p., illustrated
Andreas Franzke, Dubuffet Zeichnungen, Munich, 1980, p. 63, illustrated
Alexandre Vialatte, Jean Dubuffet et le Grand Magma, Paris, 1988, p. 19, illustrated
Jan Kríz, Jean Dubuffet, Prague, 1989, cat. no. 16, p. 27, illustrated
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. There are scattered graphite and charcoal smudges and some light creases to the sheet visible under close inspection, including a small tear to the figure's left eye. The paper has yellowed slightly with age, with some evidence of matte burn in the areas covered by the matte. There is some minor staining to the corners of the sheet underneath the matte. The sheet is hinged recto to the upper matte along the top edge. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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.