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Hidden Treasures: Impressionist & Modern Masterpieces from an Important Private Collection
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Sentier dans le bois
Estimate GBP 7,500,000 - GBP 10,500,000
(USD 9,697,500 - USD 13,576,500)
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Sentier dans le bois
signed ‘Renoir’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (65.5 x 54 cm.)
Painted in Fontainebleau circa 1874-1877
Provenance
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, by whom probably acquired directly from the artist, on 25 August 1891.
Alphonse Kann, Paris, by whom acquired from the above, on 10 January 1910.
Alfred Savoir, Paris.
Mme Alfred Savoir, Paris, by descent from the above, in 1934.
Jean-Claude Savoir, Coppet, by descent from the above, by 1960.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 2 December 1986, lot 25.
Heinz Berggruen, Paris.
Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York, by whom acquired from the above.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, on 27 April 1987.
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)
Nature morte de pêches et poires
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Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)
Nature morte de pêches et poires
oil on canvas
15 x 18 1/8 in. (38 x 46.3 cm.)
Painted in 1885-1887
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (nos. 3424 & 4348), by whom acquired directly from the artist, between 1899 - April 1904.
Kurt von Mutzenbecher, Wiesbaden, by whom acquired from the above, on 24 August 1904.
Otto Henkell, Wiesbaden, by whom acquired from the above, before 1929.
Mrs Otto Henkell, Wiesbaden, by descent from the above, and thence by descent, until at least May 1949.
Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich, by whom acquired in 1962.
Dr Fritz & Dr Peter Nathan, Zurich (no. C-1248), by 1972.
Col Edgar William & Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Florida, New York & Maryland; their estate sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 12 May 1980, lot 22.
The Lefevre Gallery (Alex Reid & Lefevre, Ltd.), London (no. 9219).
Acquired from the above by the present owners, on 30 May 1985.
Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
Kopf eines Jungen Mädchen
Estimate GBP 120,000 - GBP 180,000
(USD 155,160 - USD 232,740)
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Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
Kopf eines Jungen Mädchen
signed ‘Nolde.’ (lower right)
watercolor on Japan paper
18 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (47 x 33.5 cm.)
Executed in Sylt in late summer 1930
Provenance
Paul Kantor Gallery (K575), Beverly Hills, by 1958.
Private collection, by whom acquired from the above; sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 26 February 1990, lot 80.
Acquired at the above sale by Acquavella Contemporary Art, Inc., New York, on behalf of the present owners.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Danseuse assise sur une table, fond rouge
Estimate GBP 4,500,000 - GBP 7,000,000
(USD 5,818,500 - USD 9,051,000)
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Danseuse assise sur une table, fond rouge
signed and dated ‘Henri Matisse 10/42’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
13 x 18 3/8 in. (33 x 46.5 cm.)
Painted 12 September - 4 October 1942
Provenance
Martin Fabiani, by whom acquired directly from the artist, in 1942.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (no. 2990), by whom acquired on 25 February 1954.
Walter Bareiss, New York, by whom acquired from the above, on 6 January 1956.
The New Gallery (Eugene V. Thaw), New York.
Count Bruno d’Oncieu, Geneva.
Brook Street Gallery, London, by July 1979, until at least October 1980.
Robert Lewin, London, by 1981.
Arnold Herstand & Company, Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, on 10 August 1984.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Tête de femme penchée (Lorette)
Estimate
GBP 1,500,000 - GBP 2,500,000
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Tête de femme penchée (Lorette)
signed ‘Henri. Matisse’ (upper left)
oil on panel
13 x 9 3/8 in. (33 x 23.7 cm.)
Painted in 1916-1917
Provenance
Armand Parent, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist, in 1918-1919.
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (no. 24420), by whom acquired from the above, on 19 October 1925.
Valentine Gallery (Valentine Dudensing), New York, by whom acquired from the above, on 8 July 1926.
Albert Eugene Gallatin, New York, by whom acquired from the above, on 3 January 1928.
Valentine Gallery (Valentine Dudensing), New York, by whom acquired from the above, on 14 January 1931.
Morris Hillquit, New York, by whom acquired from the above, in April 1931, and thence by descent; sale, Kende Galleries, New York, 1 April 1948, lot 44.
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York.
Robert Abrams, New York, by 1958, until at least 1966.
Acquavella Contemporary Art, Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, on 14 November 1991.
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Saule pleureur et bassin aux nymphéas
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Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Saule pleureur et bassin aux nymphéas
stamped with signature ‘Claude Monet’ (Lugt 1819b; lower left)
oil on canvas
78 1/2 x 70 3/4 in. (199 x 180 cm.)
Painted in Giverny in 1916-1919
Provenance
The artist's estate.
Michel Monet, Giverny, by descent from the above.
Galerie Katia Granoff, Paris, by whom acquired from the above, between 1951-1956.
Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York, by whom acquired from the above, in January 1983.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, on 29 May 1985.
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Iris
Estimate GBP 4,000,000 - GBP 6,000,000
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Iris
stamped twice with signature ‘Claude Monet’ (Lugt 1819b; lower right)
oil on canvas
39 1/8 x 34 1/2 in. (99.5 x 87.5 cm.)
Painted in Giverny in 1924-1925
Provenance
The artist's estate.
Michel Monet, Giverny, by descent from the above.
Dr Nahum Goldmann, Jerusalem.
Acquired from the estate of the above by the present owners through Sotheby’s, New York, on 28 June 1985.
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Portrait de femme: buste, profil gauche
Estimate GBP 8,000,000 - GBP 12,000,000
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Portrait de femme: buste, profil gauche
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (60 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted in Antwerp in December 1885
Provenance
Emile Bernard, Paris, probably a gift from the artist.
Ambroise Vollard, Paris, by whom probably acquired from Mme Bernard, on 15 June 1899.
Auguste Bauchy, Livry, by whom acquired from the above.
Justin K. Thannhauser, Berlin & Lucerne, by whom acquired from the above, through Galerie Zak, Paris, on 8 July 1929; his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 12 April 1945, lot 104.
Mr & Mrs Alfred Wyler, New York, by 1955.
Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York, on consignment from the above.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, on 8 November 1985.
Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)
Le Pont de Bezons
Estimate GBP 4,000,000 - GBP 6,000,000
Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)
Le Pont de Bezons
signed ‘Vlaminck’ (lower left); signed again and titled 'Le Pont de Bezons Vlaminck' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
26 1/2 x 31 1/4 in. (67 x 79 cm.)
Painted in 1905
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris.
Madeleine & Constantin de Galéa, Paris; sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 27 November 1940, lot 127.
Jean Metthey, Paris, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Private collection, Paris.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (no. 6734), by whom acquired from the above, in February 1971.
Private collection, Lisbon, by whom acquired from the above, on 11 March 1972.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (no. 6734), by whom acquired from the above, on 13 April 1981.
Acquired from the above by the present owners, on 26 July 1984.
