Lot 1
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Paul Signac

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description

  • Paul Signac
  • Saint-Malo. La jetée et le phare
  • signed P. Signac, situated St. Malo and dated Oct. 31 (lower right) 
  • watercolour and pencil on paper
  • 18.8 x 24.7 cm ; 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, France
Thence by descent

Condition

Executed on light grey wove paper, laid down on cream card. The lower edge of the backing card is torn with traces of glue from a previous mount (not visible when framed and does not impinge on painted sheet). The sheet itself is in very good condition with only very light time staining to the extreme edges and one minuscule speck of foxing above the centre of the lower edge.
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