Details

Provenance

Galerie Melki, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1976

Exhibited

Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas, October 1978 Condition sheet toned, attached to mat with brown tape along edges of reverse, artist's revisions appear as white against toned sheet at center of right edge and edge of left central circle 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. Catalogue Note This work is a study for the painting reproduced in Geneviève Claisse, Herbin Catalogue Raisonné de l'Ouevre Peint , Paris 1993, no. 1019, p. 461.  The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Madame Geneviève Claisse.

Catalog summary

Auguste Herbin Chaine inscribed (possibly in a later hand) 6 (encircled) 62/81 Menesses (?) 27/6 (on the reverse) gouache on paper sheet: 13 3/4 by 18 1/8 in. 35 by 46 cm. Executed in 1958. Provenance Galerie Melki, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1976 Exhibited Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas, October 1978 Condition sheet toned, attached to mat with brown tape along edges of reverse, artist's revisions appear as white against toned sheet at center of right edge and edge of left central circle 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. Catalogue Note This work is a study for the painting reproduced in Geneviève Claisse, Herbin Catalogue Raisonné de l'Ouevre Peint , Paris 1993, no. 1019, p. 461.  The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Madame Geneviève Claisse.