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AUGUSTE HERBIN | Mer I
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Herbin
- Mer I
- Signed herbin and dated 1945 (lower right); inscribed "mer" (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 31 7/8 by 23 5/8 in.
- 81 by 60 cm
- Painted in 1945.
Provenance
Galerie Louis Carré & Co., Paris
Sale: Artcurial, Paris, December 10, 2002, lot 235
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Artcurial, Paris, December 10, 2002, lot 235
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Art d'aujourd'hui, Paris, October 1951, no. 8, illustrated n.p.
Geneviève Claisse, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint d'Auguste Herbin, Paris, 1993, no. 840, illustrated p. 428
Geneviève Claisse, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint d'Auguste Herbin, Paris, 1993, no. 840, illustrated p. 428
Condition
This work is in good condition. The canvas has been lined. Some fine stable craquluere and some paint shrinkage in the black pigments and in the yellow pigments at upper left. A couple minor stains to the yellow triangle at upper left. Two pindot accretions, one in the each of the white squares. Under UV light: there is a 1 inch L shaped area of inpainting in the black pigments at upper center. Some other possible strokes of inpainting in the black background but a slightly milky varnish is difficult to read through.
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.