Lot 221
  • 221

Odilon Redon

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Odilon Redon
  • Femme (Jeune femme debout)
  • Signed Odilon Redon (lower right)
  • Charcoal on paper laid down on paper
  • 13 3/8 by 9 5/8 in.
  • 34 by 24.5 cm

Provenance

Maurice Denis, Paris
Jacques Dubourg, Paris
Sale: Binoche & Godeau, Paris, March 29, 1993, lot 48
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired by 1998)
Acquired from the above by the present owner


Exhibited

New York, Cueto Project, The Flowers of Evil Still Bloom; Spleen: Les Fleurs du Mal, 2008-09, no. 34, illustrated in color in the catalogue

Literature

Alec Wildenstein, Odilon Redon. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint et dessiné. Portraits et figures, vol. I, Paris, 1994, no. 373, illustrated p. 153

Condition

Executed on buff colored wove paper laid down on Japan paper. The sheet of Japan paper is glued to a board around the perimeter. There is an artist's pinhole at the upper left corner. There are some pindots of skinning to the flowers at upper center and a faintly visible repaired tear below the larger central flower. The work is in generally 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.
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.