Lot #1567: RAOUL DUFY - Le violon - Gouache and watercolor drawing on paper

   

Artist: Raoul Dufy (French, 1877 - 1953).
Title: "Le violon".
Medium: Gouache and watercolor drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1948.
Dimensions: Overall size: 15 1/16 x 11 3/8 in. (383 x 289 mm). Image size: 15 1/16 x 11 3/8 in. (383 x 289 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $3,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $4,000/5,000
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated in gouache, lower right recto; collector and gallery ink stamps, verso. Painted on light cream textured watermarked wove paper. Fine condition with no issues to report. A Letter of Authenticity (LOA) accompanies the work. If you have a bona fide interest in bidding on this lot kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s).
Comment(s): Not a comparable but a work highly similar in composition to our example is “Red violin on blue background,” oil on canvas, 23 3/4” x 28 3/4,” sold for $304,790 (€256,250) including premium at Christie’s Paris, 03/30/2021, lot #56. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30233-3-3000-NA]