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Marie Laurencin
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Marie Laurencin
- Deux princesses
- Signed Marie Laurencin and dated 1930 (upper left)
- Oil on canvas
- 21 3/8 by 25 5/8 in.
- 54.3 by 62.5 cm
Provenance
Galerie Paul Rosenberg, Paris
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
John Hollern, United States (and sold by the estate: Christie's, New York, May 8, 2002, lot 308)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
John Hollern, United States (and sold by the estate: Christie's, New York, May 8, 2002, lot 308)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Durand-Ruel Galleries, Marie Laurencin, 1931, no. 10
Venice, XXème Exposition Biennale Internationale des Beaux-Arts, 1936
Venice, XXème Exposition Biennale Internationale des Beaux-Arts, 1936
Literature
Daniel Marchesseau, Marie Laurencin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Tokyo, 1999, no. 517, illustrated p. 231
Condition
Canvas is not lined. Colors are bright and fresh. Scattered fine lines of stable craquelure visible in areas of thickest pigments. Under UV, strokes of inpainting visible within the blue shawl of figure at right. Overall very good condition.
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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.