09-20-201309-20-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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September 20, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Louis Robert Arthur Latapie (France, 1891-1972) La Cariatide du Rêve

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$7,800$6,500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2673BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 20, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Louis Robert Arthur Latapie (France, 1891-1972)

La Cariatide du Rêve, alternatively titled Cariatide à la draperie rouge
Signed "Latapie" l.r., identified on a label from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New
Hampshire, affixed to the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 71 x 31 1/2 in. (180.3 x 80.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Through the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis Winston, Birmingham, Michigan; sold to benefit the acquisition fund of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.

N.B. This painting will be included in the catalogue raisonné for Louis Latapie, being prepared by the artist's daughter, Laure Latapie.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Signed "Latapie" on the reverse, titled "La Cariatide du Rêve" and identified on a collector's label (Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis Winston of Birmingham, Michigan) affixed to the strainer; with a label from Lucien Lefebvre-Foinet on the stretcher.

Surface grime, mild craquelure, naturally occurring pigment fluorescence; no additional condition issues to report.


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Keywords

Hanover, Dartmouth College, Louis Robert Arthur Latapie, France, Hood Museum of Art, New Hampshire