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Maurice de Vlaminck
Estimate
220,000 - 280,000 GBP
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Description
- Maurice de Vlaminck
- Les bateaux à voile à Poissy
- signed Vlaminck (lower right) and inscribed Voile Poissy on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 54.4 by 65.4cm., 21¼ by 25¾in.
Provenance
Galerie Simon (H. D. Kahnweiler), Paris
Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, Berlin & Düsseldorf
William C. Kennedy, New York
Reader's Digest, New York (acquired from the above on 26th November 1956; sale: Sotheby's, New York, The Reader's Digest Collection, 16th November 1998, lot 24)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, Berlin & Düsseldorf
William C. Kennedy, New York
Reader's Digest, New York (acquired from the above on 26th November 1956; sale: Sotheby's, New York, The Reader's Digest Collection, 16th November 1998, lot 24)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., Reader's Digest Collection, 1963, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, Palaceside Building, Forty Paintings from The Reader's Digest Collection, 1966, no. 39
New York, Wildenstein & Co. (& travelling), Selections from The Reader's Digest Collection, 1985-86
Auckland, Auckland City Art Gallery, The Reader's Digest Collection: Manet to Picasso, 1989
Tokyo, Palaceside Building, Forty Paintings from The Reader's Digest Collection, 1966, no. 39
New York, Wildenstein & Co. (& travelling), Selections from The Reader's Digest Collection, 1985-86
Auckland, Auckland City Art Gallery, The Reader's Digest Collection: Manet to Picasso, 1989
Condition
The canvas is not lined. There is are traces of surface dirt throughout. There is faint stretcher bar mark along the upper and lower edges of the canvas, and a few small spots of frame abrasion visible at the extreme edges. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals no evidence of any retouching. Overall, this work is in very good 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."