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JEAN LURÇAT | Île
Estimate
14,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean Lurçat
- Île
- signed Lurçat (lower right); signed Lurçat, inscribed New York and dated Dec 1928 on the reverse
- oil and sand on canvas
- 76.3 by 127.5cm., 30 by 50 1/8 in.
- Painted in New York in December 1928.
Provenance
Mr T. Catesby Jones, New York (acquired by 1930; possibly from the artist)
Mrs Louisa Brooke Jones (a gift from the above before 1950)
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York (bequest of the above in 1968; sale: Christie's, New York, 2nd November 2011, lot 351)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 13th March 2013, lot 125
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Mrs Louisa Brooke Jones (a gift from the above before 1950)
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York (bequest of the above in 1968; sale: Christie's, New York, 2nd November 2011, lot 351)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 13th March 2013, lot 125
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture, 1930, no. 61 (titled Northern Sea)
Literature
Patricia Elsen (ed.), 'College Museum Notes' in Art Journal, no. XXVII, 1968, p. 412 (titled Island in the North Sea)
Condition
The canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals two retouched areas to the upper left quadrant. There is a further minor area of retouching to the right part of the upper edge. There is evidence of minor frame rubbing along all four edges. This work is in overall 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."
Catalogue Note
Île belonged to the influential early American Fauve and Cubist collector, T. Catesby Jones. In the summer of 1930, when he was at the height of his collecting activity, he lent the work to one of the first exhibitions held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Upon his death in 1947, Catesby Jones bequeathed his significant collection to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, which formed the core of the museum’s French modern art collection.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Gérard Denizeau.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Gérard Denizeau.