AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917) Femme nue assise Executed circa 1900

AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917)
Femme nue assise
signed 'Aug Rodin' (lower right)
watercolour and pencil on paper
29.9 x 22.3cm (11 3/4 x 8 3/4in).
Executed circa 1900
Footnotes:
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Christina Buley-Uribe. This work will be included in the forthcoming Auguste Rodin catalogue raisonné of paintings and works on paper, currently being prepared.

Provenance
Nicolas and Peggy Khalil Bey Collection, Egypt & UK (acquired by 1949).
Private collection, UK (a gift from the above).
Private collection, UK (by descent from the above).
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Condition
The sheet is hinged along the upper edge (verso). One artist pinhole to the lower left edge.Some wear to the edges including a tear to the right edge (approx. 2.7cm), along with one or two much smaller ones. A repaired tear to the upper centre edge (approx. 0.9cm). A line of acid staining due to adhesive (verso) along the upper edge. Some stains visible, mostly located to the upper right quadrant and lower centre edge. There is mount staining to the edges, and the sheet has darkened within a historic mount, with some discolouration in places. Some of the pigments have faded slightly. Handling creases and spots of foxing visible in places.