Paul (1848) Gauguin (1848 - 1903)
Lot 6: PAUL GAUGUIN 1848-1903
Sotheby's
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Description
inscribed Poro and annotated 172 and 187 16
ink on tan paper, unframed
Condition Note: sheet has stains and some uneven discoloration; upper right corner is replaced, just affecting the figure on the right (the tip of the head and hairline touched in); sheet appears to be backed with thin paper. Matted & unframed
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Dimensions
5 7/8 by 3 3/8 in.
14.9 by 8.6 cm.
Provenance
(sale, Hotel Métropole, Geneva, Nov. 24, 1986, lot 1861); Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr (sale, DeQuay & Lombraii, Paris, Oct. 17, 1994, lot 1)
Notes
This work will be included in the new edition of the catalogue raisonné of Paul Gauguin being prepared by Daniel Wildenstein under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute.
