Description:
Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935)
Le Petit Andely
Signed, titled, and dated "P. Signac/...-1924" l.r., signed or inscribed, titled, and dated "Paul Signac..." on the frame backing, with a label from framemaker R. Thellier, Paris, affixed to the frame backing.
Watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on paper, sight size 10 x 15 3/4 in. (25.4 x 40.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Sheet laid down on mat, pale mat burn, slight rippling to left and right edges.
Provenance: A Florida collection.
N.B. A letter from Marina Ferretti, specialist in the work of Paul Signac, co-author of the Signac catalogue raisonné, and manager of the Archives Signac, confirming the authenticity of Le Petit Andely accompanies the lot.
Estimate $25,000-35,000
Though the work was examined out of the frame, the window mat is adhered to the back mat at its top edge and was not removed. Because of this, the top edge of the sheet was not examined.
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