Lot #22: PAUL CEZANNE - Arbres au bord d'une route en Provence - Watercolor and pencil drawing on paper

 

Artist: Paul Cezanne (French, 1839 - 1906).
Title: "Arbres au bord d'une route en Provence".
Medium: Watercolor and pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1880.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 x 9 1/16 in. (279 x 230 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed in watercolor, lower left recto; annotated "16" in red pencil, upper right recto; gallery and collector ink stamps, verso. Painted on cream wove watermarked "1848" paper. Very good to fine condition; uneven left edge, the sheet undoubtedly removed from a sketchbook; edge shading; small crease lower right edge, well away from image. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): A similar work to our example, “Arbres au bord d’une route,” watercolor and pencil on paper, 18 5/16" x 12 5/8," 1977, sold for $365,000 including premium at Christie's New York, Rockefeller Center, 12 nov 2015, lot #6. [30286-2-175000]