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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Raoul Dufy
- Groupe de jockeys et chevaux
- Signed Raoul Dufy (lower right)
- Gouache and watercolor on paper
- 19 3/4 by 26 1/8 in.
- 50 by 66.3 cm
Provenance
Sale: Palais d'Orsay, Paris, December 4, 1977, lot 234
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 28, 1978, lot 197
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 25, 1986, lot 437
Private Collection, Canada (acquired at the above sale and sold: Christie's, London, February 11, 2011, lot 58)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 28, 1978, lot 197
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 25, 1986, lot 437
Private Collection, Canada (acquired at the above sale and sold: Christie's, London, February 11, 2011, lot 58)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Claude Roger-Marx, Raoul Dufy aux courses, Paris, 1957, illustrated pl. 5
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, vol. I, Paris, 1981, no. 806, illustrated p. 295
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, vol. I, Paris, 1981, no. 806, illustrated p. 295
Condition
Executed on cream colored wove paper hinged to a mount at two places on the perimeter at verso. Edges are deckled and reinforced with tape around the perimeter at verso. There is a mat stain around the extreme perimeter. A one-inch repaired tear at bottom edge near lower left corner. Sheet is slightly time darkened, otherwise fine. This work is in generally 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.
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.