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MAX BUCAILLE | La Mesure du temps local d'un abîme
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Max Bucaille
- La Mesure du temps local d'un abîme
- signed BUC (lower right) and Max Bucaille (lower right on the mount), inscribed 37 (lower left on the mount) and 174 (lower right on the mount); titled La mesure du temps local d'un abîme, dated 1939 and inscribed 18-VII-39 15h 1/2 (on the reverse)
- collage on paper
- collage: 13,1 x 9 cm; 5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.; sheet: 25 x 16,2 cm; 9 7/8 x 6 3/8 in.
- Executed on July 18, 1939.
Provenance
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 6, 2003, lot 37
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie 1900-2000
New York, Galerie Zabriskie
New York, Galerie Zabriskie
Condition
The mount is executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and attached to the backing board in two places along the lower edge. The collage is gently undulating and floating within the mount. The collage is made of three separate printed sheets which have been combined and stuck to the mount in all four corners. There is an intentional cut to the lower right edge along the figure of the frog to make it appear from beneath the floorboard. Overall this work is in 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."