Sale 6449
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$800 – $1,200
Provenance:
Collection of Princess Artchil Gourielli (Helena Rubenstein).
Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, sale of April 28, 1966, Lot 778.
(Likely) acquired directly from the above sale.
Literature:
Germain Seligman, Roger de la Fresnaye, with a catalogue raisonné, London, 1969, p. 174, no. 196.
In overall good condition. The sheet is laid down to a larger cardstock paper, at all edges which makes it impossible to examine the verso of the sheet. The large sheet is itself affixed to the verso of the mat via two mounting strips at upper left and upper right corners verso. The sheet is toned. With slight mat staining around the outer edges of the sheet, more so visible up top, at bottom and along the right outer edge (thicker band of discoloration visible there). With light foxing marks in the background at upper center left and remnants of pencil marks around the head at upper center. We notice a small air pocket at upper center left, to the left of the head (likely due to the sheet being laid down). Otherwise no sign of inpainting, loss or repair. Additional images available upon request.
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