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Sale 6494
| New York
| New York
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Estimate$1,000 - $2,000
Provenance:
Félix Marcilhac, Paris.
Christie's, New York, sale of June 12, 2003, lot 43.
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner.
Literature:
Félix Marcilhac, Jean Dunand: His Life and Works, 1991, p. 149, Dunand in his atelier working on the design for the "Harvest" mural, circa 1936. See also p. 330, nos. 1229-1231, variant lacquer panels on the same theme illustrated, and no. 1232, a tapestry cartoon for "Ploughing" also in gouache.
Lot Note:
The present lot relates to Dunand's monumental 18-panel incised gold lacquer mural, created for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques Appliqués à la Vie Moderne in Paris in 1937. Other smaller versions were also produced after 1937.
Framed: 29 x 37 1/4 in.
Not examined out of frame; moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; rubbing and bumps scattered along all edges; a few minor scattered abrasions in areas, with a deeper, diagonal scratch in the center left, approximately 7 inches in length; a few instances of pinpoint losses to the gouache; condition commensurate with age and original purpose. Additional images available upon request.
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