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Auguste Herbin
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Auguste Herbin
- Composition abstraite
- Signed herbin and dated 32 (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 36 3/8 by 28 1/2 in.
- 92.4 by 72.4 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Paris
Sale: Jean-Marc Delvaux, Paris, December 18, 1998, lot 50
Sale: Briest Scp., Paris, December 15, 2000, lot 81
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Jean-Marc Delvaux, Paris, December 18, 1998, lot 50
Sale: Briest Scp., Paris, December 15, 2000, lot 81
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
Musées de Strasbourg, Occident-Orient : l'art moderne et l'art islamique, à l'Ancienne douane, 1972
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Abstraction-Création, 1978, no. 2, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Abstraction-Création, 1978, no. 2, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Geneviève Claisse, Herbin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1993, no. 699, illustrated p. 402
Condition
Canvas is unlined. The edges are partially reinforced with tape. A few spots of pigment shrinkage in the black paint and signs of slight frame abrasion at the corners and near the corners on the extreme edges. Under UV light some original pigments fluoresce but no inpainting is apparent. This work is in excellent 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.