MAXIMILIEN LUCE (1858-1941) Femme de profil ()
MAXIMILIEN LUCE (1858-1941)
Femme de profil
signed 'Luce' (upper left)
pastel on paper laid down on card
27 x 17.7cm (10 5/8 x 6 15/16in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
The artist's studio.
Frédéric Luce Collection, France (the artist's son; by descent from the above).
Private collection (a gift from the above in the late 1960s); their sale, Sotheby's, London, 19 October 1988, lot 150.
Dennis Hotz Fine Art, South Africa.
Private collection, Sydney (acquired from the above on 3 July 1989).
Literature
D. Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Vol. III, Paris, 2005, no. 402 (illustrated p. 121).
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Condition
The sheet is fully laid down on card. There are artist's pinholes to the lower centre edge and to the upper right corner.Some frame rubbing to all four edges. There is some paper skinning along the left and right edges. Spots of adhesive in places along the edges, particularly visible on the corners. A small protrusion with an associated tear (approx. 0.8cm) visible to the lower right corner. A small paper loss to the upper right corner and right lower edge. A faint horizontal scuff to the lower right edge and a few other discreet scuffs, visible upon close inspection. The sheet has darkened slightly. Tiny accretions in places.In our opinion, the work presents well.
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MAXIMILIEN LUCE (1858-1941)
Femme de profil
signed 'Luce' (upper left)
pastel on paper laid down on card
27 x 17.7cm (10 5/8 x 6 15/16in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
The artist's studio.
Frédéric Luce Collection, France (the artist's son; by descent from the above).
Private collection (a gift from the above in the late 1960s); their sale, Sotheby's, London, 19 October 1988, lot 150.
Dennis Hotz Fine Art, South Africa.
Private collection, Sydney (acquired from the above on 3 July 1989).
Literature
D. Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Vol. III, Paris, 2005, no. 402 (illustrated p. 121).
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Condition
The sheet is fully laid down on card. There are artist's pinholes to the lower centre edge and to the upper right corner.Some frame rubbing to all four edges. There is some paper skinning along the left and right edges. Spots of adhesive in places along the edges, particularly visible on the corners. A small protrusion with an associated tear (approx. 0.8cm) visible to the lower right corner. A small paper loss to the upper right corner and right lower edge. A faint horizontal scuff to the lower right edge and a few other discreet scuffs, visible upon close inspection. The sheet has darkened slightly. Tiny accretions in places.In our opinion, the work presents well.
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