Pierre Ernest Kohl (1897-1985) - Seated Nude Seen from the Back, 1925

Pierre Ernest Kohl (1897-1985) | Monegasque Seated Nude Seen from the Back, 1925 Watercolor on Paper Signed: Signed and dated ‘P. Ernest Kohl 25.’ (lower left). Dimensions: Framed, glazed: 32 × 35 cm | 12.6 × 13.8 in Artwork: 17 × 20 cm | 6.7 × 7.9 in Provenance: Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Very good condition: the sheet evenly toned, with a light scatter of small foxing spots in the bare paper away from the figure and a single dark speck on the wash at lower right; the media stable, with no tears, losses or retouching; not examined out of the frame. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report.Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Details on our Shipping & Export Information page (auroraathena.com/shipping/). Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions and the five-year authenticity guarantee are governed by Section 4 (Returns and Refunds) of our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full (auroraathena.com/auction-terms-and-conditions/). -- A seated model seen from behind, her weight on one arm, one knee drawn up, the body drawn in a few sweeping charcoal lines and washed with warm sepia and a touch of yellow and blue. It is a study made quickly from life, and it has the freedom of the Paris academies of the 1920s. Pierre Ernest Kohl (1897–1985), born in Monaco, refused the family business for the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and lived in Paris from 1920 to 1938, a friend of Max Jacob and Léon-Paul Fargue, exhibiting alongside Braque, Chagall, Picasso and Modigliani; at Picasso’s suggestion he spent eight years making pottery before returning to painting, drawing and watercolour. He went back to Monaco in 1940 and worked there until his death. Signed and dated ‘P. Ernest Kohl 25.’ at the lower left. Framed under glass.

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