Georges Rouault
Clown , 1911 (Dated)
Lot #47 |
2025-10-30 |
Sotheby's, London
Modern Discoveries
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
GBP 5,000 - 7,000 (currency of sale)
USD 6,400 - 8,960 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L25005
Auction name: Modern Discoveries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2025-10-30
End date: 2025-11-06
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: 19.5 by 14.3 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
19.5
Width In Centimeters:
14.3
Height In Inches:
7.625
Width In Inches:
5.625
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Year notes: Dated in 1911.
Provenance
<p>Private Collection, Switzerland</p><p>Christie's, London, 2 December 1986, lot 342 (consigned by the above)</p><p>Haaken Christensen, Norway (acquired from the above sale)</p><p>Estate of Haaken, Christensen, Norway (acquired from the above)</p><p>Acquired from the above in 2008 by the present owner</p>
Literature
<p>Bernard Dorival and Isabelle Rouault, <em>Rouault L'Ĺ“uvre peint</em>, vol. 1, Monte-Carlo, 1988, p. 346, listed</p>
Catalog summary
Property from a Private Collection Georges Rouault 1871 - 1958 Clown signed with the initials G.R and dated 1911 (on the reverse) painted and glazed ceramic 19.5 by 14.3 cm. 7â…ť by 5â…ť in. Framed: 31.2 by 26.1 cm. 12â…ś by 10â…ś in. Executed in 1911.