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Paul-Émile Bécat, French 1885-1960- A reclining nude with an attendant; oil on canvas, signed...
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Paul-Émile Bécat,
French 1885-1960-
A reclining nude with an attendant;
oil on canvas, signed...
Price Realised: Unsold Lot
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).
Lot 267
Description
Paul-Émile Bécat,
French 1885-1960-
A reclining nude with an attendant;
oil on canvas, signed and dated 'PAUL-EMILE BÉCAT / 1939' (lower right), bears old partial label for 'Robinot Frères & Cie' attached to the reverse of the frame, 97 x 130.2 cm. ARR.
Provenance:
Property from the Estate of Barron Hilton, Bonhams, New York, 8 July 2020, lot 13 ($15,075).
Note:
Bécat studied under Gabriel Ferrier (1847-1914) and François Flameng (1856-1923), the latter of whom, as a celebrated printmaker, undoubtedly had a strong influence on Bécat, who is probably best known for his erotic compositions executed in drypoint etching. The present work is somewhat less risqué than the artist's prints, instead depicting a female nude whose position in fact draws on a rich artistic legacy reaching back to Titian's (c.1506-1576) 'Venus of Urbino' through to Edouard Manet's (1832-1883) 'Olympia', which the present composition clearly recalls.
Fees & VAT
Buyer's Premium
The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.
VAT
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ARR is capped at £12,500
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