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MAURICE DENIS | Sainte famille
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Maurice Denis
- Sainte famille
- signed with the initials MauD and dated 1902 (upper right); titled on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 78.8 by 99.5cm., 31 by 39 1/8 in.
- Painted in 1902.
Provenance
M. Curt von Mutzenbecher, Wiesbaden
Joachim van Ribbentrop
Mme Schrader, Berlin, (acquired from the above circa 1940)
Private Collection (by descent from the above; sale: Neumeister Kunstauktionen, Munich, 26th June 1996, lot 562)
Sale: Christie's, London, 7th December 1999, lot 169
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Joachim van Ribbentrop
Mme Schrader, Berlin, (acquired from the above circa 1940)
Private Collection (by descent from the above; sale: Neumeister Kunstauktionen, Munich, 26th June 1996, lot 562)
Sale: Christie's, London, 7th December 1999, lot 169
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Grandes Serres de l'Exposition universelle, Société des Artistes Indépendants. 18e exposition, 1902, no. 560
Weimar, Grossherzogliches Museum für Kunst und Kunstgewerbe, Peintures et meubles de la collection Kurt von Mutzenbecher, Wiesbaden, 1904
London, Embassy of the Russian Federation, 2000 Years of Christianity, European Art in Private and Corporate Russian Collections, 2000, no. 38
Weimar, Grossherzogliches Museum für Kunst und Kunstgewerbe, Peintures et meubles de la collection Kurt von Mutzenbecher, Wiesbaden, 1904
London, Embassy of the Russian Federation, 2000 Years of Christianity, European Art in Private and Corporate Russian Collections, 2000, no. 38
Literature
Adrien Mithouard, 'Maurice Denis' in Art et Décoration, vol. XXII, July-December 1907, illustrated p. 4
Ardengo Soffici, 'Maurice Denis' in Vita d'Arte, Siena, no. 24, December 1909, illustrated n.p.
Francesco Margotti, 'Nuove manifestazioni d'arte Cristiana. Maurice Denis', in Arte Cristiana, Milan, no. 3, 15th March 1914, illustrated p. 67
Carina Schäfer, Theaterintendant mit Faible für französische Kunst. Die Sammlung Kurt von Mutzenbecher in Wiesbaden, Berlin, 2001, illustrated p. 125
Ardengo Soffici, 'Maurice Denis' in Vita d'Arte, Siena, no. 24, December 1909, illustrated n.p.
Francesco Margotti, 'Nuove manifestazioni d'arte Cristiana. Maurice Denis', in Arte Cristiana, Milan, no. 3, 15th March 1914, illustrated p. 67
Carina Schäfer, Theaterintendant mit Faible für französische Kunst. Die Sammlung Kurt von Mutzenbecher in Wiesbaden, Berlin, 2001, illustrated p. 125
Condition
The canvas is not lined and there do not appear to be any signs of retouching visible under UV light. There are a few small scattered fly spots in places which can be cleaned. The canvas is gently undulating, most notably to the lower left corner and along the lower edge where the canvas has previously been folded. There are a few isolated very minor lines of craquelure. This work appears to be in very good original 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
This work is a study for Deux mères, 1900, in the collection of Musée Denis, St-Germain-en-Laye.
This work will be included in the forthcoming Maurice Denis Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Claire Denis and Fabienne Stahl.
This work will be included in the forthcoming Maurice Denis Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Claire Denis and Fabienne Stahl.