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OSSIP ZADKINE | Nus dans un paysage
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description
- Ossip Zadkine
- Nus dans un paysage
- signed Zadkine (lower right)
- gouache and watercolour on paper
- 55,8 x 40,1 cm; 22 x 15 3/4 in.
- Executed circa 1920-24.
Provenance
Gustave van de Woestyne, Belgium (acquired in the 1920s)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, taped to the overmount along the upper edge. There is tape and paper remnant on the verso along the lower, upper and right edges and to the upper left and rights corners, and some glue remnant to the centre of the lower edge. The left edge is slightly deckled. There are a few flattened creases, notably to the lower left corner and some minor paint shrinkage, predominately to the black and blue pigments. There is some paper remnant, possibly original to the right's figure's neck. The sheet is light stained with scattered dots of foxing. 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."