Odilon Redon Vase de fleurs

Property from a Private French Collection
Odilon Redon
1840 - 1916
Vase de fleurs

signed Odilon Redon (lower left)
pastel on paper
53,4 x 45,1 cm; 21 x 17¾ in.
__________________________________________________________________________

Provenant d'une Collection Particulière Française
Odilon Redon
1840 - 1916
Vase de fleurs

signé Odilon Redon (en bas à gauche)
pastel sur papier
53,4 x 45,1 cm; 21 x 17¾ in.

Condition Report:
Executed on buff-coloured wove paper. Hinged to the backing board in two places at the reverse upper edge. The pastel is strong and fresh. The sheet undulates slightly. All four edges have been reinforced with restoration tape. The lower edge is slightly irregular and some losses are visible in the paper although this is not visible when framed and the restoration tape keeps the entire edge stable. There is a slight discoloration to the sheet due to the mount as well as some light general time-staining. There are three tiny water stains in the background of the lower half of the composition. This work is in overall very good condition.

Provenance:
Private collection, France

Sotheby's, London, 5 December 1990, lot 312

Private collection (acquired circa 1992)

Christie's, New York, 2 November 2005, lot 129 (consigned by the above)

Private collection, Paris

Sotheby's, Paris, 8 December 2011, lot 49 (consigned by the above)

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner