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Auguste Herbin
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Herbin
- Abstraction
- Signed Herbin (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 45 3/8 by 35 1/8 in.
- 115.9 by 89.1 cm
Provenance
Galerie l'Effort Moderne (Léonce Rosenberg), Paris
Sale: Ader-Picard-Tajan, Paris, March 30, 1987, lot 19
Private Collection, France (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, Paris, December 2, 2010, lot 111
Alon Zakaim Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above
Sale: Ader-Picard-Tajan, Paris, March 30, 1987, lot 19
Private Collection, France (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, Paris, December 2, 2010, lot 111
Alon Zakaim Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above
Literature
Geneviève Claisse, Herbin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Lausanne, 1993, no. 625, illustrated p. 389
Condition
This work is in very good condition. The canvas unlined and appears to be on its original stretcher. The surface is well-maintained and the pigments are extremely fresh and vibrant. Some very minor old frame abrasion visible along extreme perimeter. Some stable hairline craquelure visible in the thickest areas of white pigment at center and towards the upper edge and in the bright green pigment at center right. Under UV light: Some tiny spots of in-painting to white curve in lower right quadrant and a few spots of faint fluorescence in the green form at center right. Otherwise, fine.
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.