Lot 30
  • 30

Paul Signac

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 EUR
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Description

  • Paul Signac
  • Brick italien devant Agay
  • signed P. Signac and dated 1901 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 46.3 x 55.3 cm ; 18 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.

Provenance

Paul Cassirer, Berlin (acquired from the artist)
Lazard Torail
Private Collection
Sale : Loudmer, Palais Galliera, Paris, 25 May 1971, lot 57
Acquired at the above sale

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie de l'art nouveau (Bing), Exposition des œuvres de Paul Signac, 1902, no. 7 (titled Brick-goélette italien par le travers d'Agay)
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paul Signac, 1930, n.n.

Literature

The Burlington Magazine, May 1971, illustrated
Françoise Cachin, Signac, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 2000, no. 376, illustrated p. 255

Condition

The canvas is not lined. The colours are bright and fresh and the impasto is well preserved. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. This work is in excellent original condition.
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