$7,500
8" x 8" area in lower left corner that appears to be water damage (with commensurate wrinkles/tears). Several tiny losses around outer edges. A few tears from left margin, longest 5". Not examined out of frame. Framed behind Plexiglas, re-framing recommended. Some scuffs/scratches to Plexi. RENE BUTHAUD (1886 - 1986) Massive untitled preparatory drawing of a nude athlete, France, ca. 1937 (framed); Gouache, charcoal, and graphite, fabric-backed paper; Signed R. BUTHAUD; Sight: 79" x 37"; Provenance: The artist; Michel Fortin, Paris; Collection of Stephen Engel, Florida; Literature: Cruège, René Buthaud 1886 - 1986, 1996, p. 14-15, 185; Exhibited: René Buthaud: Collection of the Artist, Michel Fortin Gallery, New York, 1981, cat. p. 19; Design for one of four massive vases for the Stade du Parc Lescure (now the Stade Chaban-Delmas), Bordeaux. Twelve preparatory drawings were completed; one is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, two are in private collections, and the other nine are being offered in this sale. The vases were completed in 1937 and remain outside the stadium today. France
Auctioneer:
Rago
Date:
2019-05-18
