Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953) Modèle hindou

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Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953)

Modèle hindou, alternatively titled Nude (Odalisque), 1929
Signed "Raoul Dufy" l.r., inscribed "R. Slatkin" in pencil and with a study of a
head on the reverse, identified on a label from Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, and with a Fogg Art Museum Temporary Loan label affixed to the backing.
Pen and ink on Arches paper, sheet size 25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (65.1 x 49.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Mat burn, toning, foxing, paper tape hinged to backing mat.

Provenance: Purchased by Selma H. and Irving M. Sobin, Boston, from Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, April 30, 1960; by family descent to a private New England collection.

Literature: Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue Raisonné des Dessins, Volume I, Paris: Marval/Galerie Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, 1991, p. 309, no. 770.

Exhibitions: Santa Barbara Museum, California, 1959; 20th Century Master Drawings [traveling exhibition], The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, November 6, 1963 to January 5, 1964; University of Minnesota Gallery, Minneapolis, February 3 to March 15, 1964; Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 6 to May 24, 1964.
Estimate $6,000-8,000

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