Lot #344: ROGER DE LA FRESNAYE - Les palefreniers - Watercolor and pen drawing on paper

 

Artist: Roger de La Fresnaye (French, 1885 - 1925).
Title: "Les palefreniers".
Medium: Watercolor and pen drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1922.
Dimensions: Overall size: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (343 x 264 mm). Image size: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (343 x 264 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated in ink, lower right recto; signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso; collector ink stamps, verso. Painted on dark cream wove paper. Very good to fine condition; the only issues are minor: the left jagged edge, where removed from a sketchbook; the right edge slightly worn; scattered foxing, verso; presents very well. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): Another composition of La Fresnaye’s, similar to our example, is “Le vaincu,” gouache, India ink, charcoal, and estompe on paper, 10 1/2” x 7 13/16,” 1924, sold for $33,890 (€27,500) including premium at Christie's Paris, 03/22/2018, lot #57. [30227-2-18000]