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Bernard Buffet
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Bernard Buffet
- Composition au grand-duc
- Signed Bernard Buffet and dated 53 (center right)
- Oil on canvas
- 31 7/8 by 39 3/8 in.
- 81 by 100 cm
Provenance
Galerie Drouant-David, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's, London, December 2, 1982, lot 485
Private Collection, Japan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Sale: Sotheby's, London, December 2, 1982, lot 485
Private Collection, Japan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
The canvas is unlined. Some faint, scattered cracking in the curtain at upper right and in the bottom of the base that the bird stands on. Under UV light one dot of inpainting approximately four inches from the owl's left ear. In addition there are scattered small strokes of inpainting throughout the black pigments of the curtain at upper left, otherwise fine. Work is in generally 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.