Lot 107 D α

Robert Delaunay - Saint-Séverin

Auction 972 - overview Cologne
03.12.2010, 00:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 6.780 € (incl. premium)
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Color lithograph with brownish plate tone (motive 56.6 x 42.5 cm) on ivory colored, lightly textured wove paper with watermark "Arches" and round embossed stamp "ATELIER R. DELAUNAY PARIS" 59.3 x 45.2 cm (67.5 x 51.6 cm), framed under glass. Dated and titled St. Séverin 1909 within the stone lower left and inscribed épreuve d'artiste at the margin, alongside signed and dedicated R. Delaunay/ à l'oncle Arnold Sack/ en toute sympathie. Probably trial proof (with print marks) from the extremely uncommon color state. - Very rare. - Minimally browned within former mat opening.

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Lithograph after a painting dated 1909 from the eponymous cycle (Robert Delaunay, Saint-Séverin nr. 3, Salomon R. Guggenheim Collection, New York)

Provenance

Acquired in the art trade in Baden-Baden; private collection, South Germany