May 23, 2006 11:00 EST
Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art
1030
Maurice de Vlaminck
Maurice de Vlaminck
French, 1876-1958
PAYSAGE BLEU
Signed Vlaminck (lr)
Oil on canvas
25 3/4 x 31 3/4 inches (63.5 x 80.6 cm)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist by the noted Austrian playwright and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929). After von Hofmannsthal's death, the painting passed to his daughter Christiane von Hoffmannsthal Zimmer (d.1987) who, along with her husband and family, fled Anschluss around 1941, lived in London for a year, and eventually settled in New York City. Her son, Andrew Zimmer (d.2003) inherited the painting, which has since descended in the family.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Gilbert Petrides, Paris, dated October 22, 1990, no. 21.991.
Sold for $100,000
Estimated at $60,000 - $80,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Maurice de Vlaminck
French, 1876-1958
PAYSAGE BLEU
Signed Vlaminck (lr)
Oil on canvas
25 3/4 x 31 3/4 inches (63.5 x 80.6 cm)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist by the noted Austrian playwright and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929). After von Hofmannsthal's death, the painting passed to his daughter Christiane von Hoffmannsthal Zimmer (d.1987) who, along with her husband and family, fled Anschluss around 1941, lived in London for a year, and eventually settled in New York City. Her son, Andrew Zimmer (d.2003) inherited the painting, which has since descended in the family.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Gilbert Petrides, Paris, dated October 22, 1990, no. 21.991.
Small area of in-painting at tip center edge. 1/4 inch pained border all around, appears to be original. Scatches down right and left sides. No losses. Back and front are clean overall. Stretcher is in good condition; edges are taped. The canvas has been relined.
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art, May 23, 2006
