$3,000
A few deep creases from left margin, longest 13". Some minor darkness/discoloration to sheet around figure, appear to be transfer from another drawing. Not examined out of frame. Framed behind Plexiglas, re-framing recommended. Some scuffs/scratches to Plexi, longest about 20". RENE BUTHAUD (1886 - 1986) Massive untitled preparatory drawing of a nude athlete (Spear-Bearer), France, ca. 1937 (framed); Gouache, charcoal, and graphite, fabric-backed paper; Signed R. BUTHAUD; Sight: 78" x 34"; 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
