Can Can Dancers, Hugó Scheiber

Property of a Private Collector
Hugó Scheiber
1873 - 1950
Can Can Dancers

signed Scheiber Hugo (lower right)
charcoal, pastel, coloured crayon and pencil on paper
65.7 by 52.2cm., 25⅞ by 20½in.
Framed: 96 by 81cm., 37¾ by 31⅞in.
Executed circa 1930.

This work is recorded in the Peter Molnos archives.

Condition Report:
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on board. The sheet is slightly time-stained and the board is slightly bowed. There are artist's pinholes towards the lower corners, towards the upper right corner and one to the centre of the upper edge. There is general wear to the extreme edges, with some nicks and small tears, and there is some creasing and wear to the corners. There are some discoloured marks in places and some water staining to the work, most prominently to the lower edge, along the left edge and to the centre of the upper edge. There are some scuffs and surface scratches in places. This work is in overall fairly good condition.

Provenance:
Private Collection

Private Collection, Netherlands (acquired from the above in the 1980s. Sold: Sotheby's, London, 20th June 2018, lot 335)

Purchased at the above sale by the present owner