Lot 139
  • 139

Auguste Herbin

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Auguste Herbin
  • Composition
  • Signed herbin (toward lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 25 1/2 by 31 3/4 in.
  • 64.7 by 80.6 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, Darmstadt (and sold: Sotheby's, London, October 20, 1999, lot 76)
Private Collection, London (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Massol, Paris, May 11, 2002, lot 421
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Auguste Herbin, 1967, no. 56, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Dusseldorf, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Auguste Herbin, 1967-68, no. 53, illustrated in color in the catalogue

Literature

Geneviève Claisse, Herbin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1993, no. 652, illustrated p. 394

Condition

The canvas has not been relined. There is a minor scuff to the paint surface and a loss (approx. 1/4 in. wide) in the lower left quadrant near the lower edge. When examined under UV light, there is extremely minor scattered cosmetic retouching; one spot of retouching is visible with the naked eye in the lower left quadrant in the brown pigment. The surface is clean. The work is in very 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.