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PAUL GAUGUIN | Portrait d'enfant
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Gauguin
- Portrait d'enfant
- Signed with the initials P.G. (lower right)
- Charcoal and pencil on paper
- 8 5/8 by 7 1/8 in.
- 21.9 by 18 cm
- Executed circa 1880-89.
Provenance
Private Collection, Europe (and sold: Bukowskis, Stockholm, December 5, 2000, lot 264)
Private Collection, France (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 27, 2001, lot 224)
Acquired at the above sale
Private Collection, France (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 27, 2001, lot 224)
Acquired at the above sale
Condition
This work is in good condition. Executed on blue laid paper. The medium is very well preserved. Hinged to a window mat on the verso. The edges of the sheet are cut and the sheet is consistently time faded overall. Accretions consistent with age throughout the upper register and a few extremely small spots of foxing in the lower register.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
This work is accompanied by an Attestation of Inclusion from the Wildenstein Institute, and it will be included in the forthcoming Gauguin Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.