Modern Discoveries
Modern Discoveries
Collection of Waldemar Platou, Norway
Paul Gauguin
Henri Gauguin, l'oncle de l'artiste
Lot Closed
October 19, 02:05 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Collection of Waldemar Platou, Norway
Paul Gauguin
1848 - 1903
Henri Gauguin, l'oncle de l'artiste
pencil on paper
14 by 11cm., 5½ by 4⅜in.
Framed: 32 by 26cm., 12⅝ by 10¼in.
Drawn circa 1878.
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.
Mette Gauguin, Copenhagen (the artist's wife; a gift from the artist before 1903)
Pola Gauguin, Copenhagen (by descent from the above in 1920)
Waldemar Platou, Paris (acquired from the above in 1925)
Theodor Platou, Norway (a bequest from the above by 1955)
Private Collection, Norway (by descent from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner circa 1980
Pola Gauguin, Copenhagen (by descent from the above in 1920)
Waldemar Platou, Paris (acquired from the above in 1925)
Theodor Platou, Norway (a bequest from the above by 1955)
Private Collection, Norway (by descent from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner circa 1980