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Rene Buthaud Signed Portrait of an Elegant Woman Charcoal and Pencil Drawing

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Start price: $600

Estimated price: $800 - $1,600

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Description

Keywords: Painting, French Art, Charcoal Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Portrait, Elegant Woman, Female Portrait, Woman In Hat, Art Deco, French Art Deco, Figurative Art, Works On Paper, Costume Study, Decorative Arts, Bordeaux

Summary:
René Buthaud (French, 1886-1986), charcoal and pencil on paper portrait drawing depicting an elegant woman in profile wearing a wide-brimmed feathered hat, pearl necklace and patterned dress. Signed with the artist’s monogram lower right.

Buthaud was a French artist and designer closely associated with the Art Deco movement and is particularly recognized for his ceramics and stylized figural works. His drawings frequently explore the elegant, simplified female forms and decorative vocabulary also found throughout his ceramic designs.
Measurement: Visible: 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (24.1 x 21.6 cm.), Frame: 16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm.) approx

Condition: Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all photographs and, when possible, examine items in person prior to bidding. Photographs form an integral part of each lot’s description. The absence of a condition report, notation, or reference to damage does not imply that an item is free from defects, restoration, wear, or other condition issues. All items are sold as is, where is, and may show signs of age, use, wear, repair, or prior restoration. By placing a bid, bidders acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.

All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.

Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions. Accordingly, works are sold as ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.

Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all photographs and, when possible, examine items in person prior to bidding. Photographs form an integral part of each lot’s description. The absence of a condition report, notation, or reference to damage does not imply that an item is free from defects, restoration, wear, or other condition issues. All items are sold as is, where is, and may show signs of age, use, wear, repair, or prior restoration. By placing a bid, bidders acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.
Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions.  Accordingly, works are sold as  ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.