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Paul Gauguin
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Gauguin
- Portrait de Meyer de Haan
- stamped P.G. (lower right)
- charcoal on paper
- 31 by 19.4cm., 12 1/4 by 7 3/4 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Europe (acquired circa 1960; sale: Christie's, London, 23rd June 2005, lot 358)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Gauguin's Nirvana, Painters at Le Pouldu 1889-1890 (exhibition catalogue), 2001, The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, fig. 35, illustrated p. 30
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, the right edge of the sheet is laid down on a thin backing sheet and the work is fixed to a window mount in several places around the extreme edges. The sheet is slightly time-stained with a mount stain along the lower edge. A number of tears and paper losses to the upper part of the right edge of the sheet have been repaired (evidence of most of this is visible in the catalogue illustration). in addition there is a 1cm repaired puncture at the centre of the sheet and a smaller repaired puncture towards the lower left corner. A few other scattered restorations are also visible. The initial stamp has significantly faded. Overall the work is in stable 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
Jacob Meyer de Haan (1852-1895), the Dutch founder of a prosperous biscuit manufacturing firm, took up painting late in life. Having sought the advice of Camille Pissarro, he studied under Gauguin, whom he first met in 1889, the year before the artist left for his first trip to Tahiti. Meyer de Haan had a considerable intellectual impact upon Gauguin, and was the creative inspiration for many works, including an oil portrait from 1889 (Wildenstein, no. 317).