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Maximilien Luce
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Maximilien Luce
- Baigneurs dans la cure à Lucy-sur-Cure
- Signed Luce (lower right)
- Oil on paper mounted on board
- 19 1/2 by 25 1/4 in.; 50 by 65 cm
- Painted in 1905.
Provenance
Galerie Kleinmann & Cie, Paris
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 19, 1996, lot 257
Private Collection, Tennessee (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 19, 1996, lot 257
Private Collection, Tennessee (acquired at the above sale)
Literature
Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, vol. III, Paris, 2005, no. 799, illustrated p. 186
Condition
Oil on paper, mounted on board; the paper is beginning to lift slightly off the lower edge. Artist's pinholes visible at the lower corners. Paper is visible, especially in the sky, between brush strokes. Surface in generally good condition, aside from areas of minor abrasion in the lower right quadrant. One repaired one inch tear near the back of the standing figure in the foreground. Some very minor varnish scratches throughout. Some very minor scattered paper faults and ridges inherent from process of laying paper onto panel.
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.