Lot 185
  • 185

Raoul Dufy

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Raoul Dufy
  • Naïades et chevaux marins
  • Gouache on paper
  • 19 3/4 by 24 3/4 in.
  • 50 by 63 cm

Provenance

Doris Morisson, England
Andrea M. Bronfman (by descent from the above)
Thence by descent

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, 1969, n.n.

Literature

Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, vol. II, Paris, 1982, no. 1883, illustrated p. 300

Condition

Executed on cream-wove paper, not laid down. Affixed in three places to the overmount, along the upper edge. The sheet is very gently undulating, due to the application of medium. All four edges are slightly unevenly cut. There are intermittent pinholes along the extreme four edges. Some minor creases to the extreme upper left and right corners, and the lower right corner. Three vertical repaired tears along the upper edge. Two vertical repaired tears towards the right lower edge about two inches each. Some spots of shrinkage and craquelure to the blue and red pigments, with some very minor associated pigment losses. The colors are bright and this work is overall 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.
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