Les yachts

Details

EDWARD ALFRED CUCUEL (AMERICAN, 1875-1954)
Les yachts
signed 'Cucuel' (lower right)
oil on canvas
39 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (100 x 100 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 8 December 1983, lot 192, as Summer Leisure.

Special notice

This lot will be removed to our storage facility at Momart. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Momart. All collections from Momart will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Born in San Francisco, painter and illustrator Edward Cucuel worked in Switzerland. He exhibited in Paris at the Salon d'Automne. Cucuel became an associate member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1913. His repertoire included portraits, war scenes, nudes, genre scenes, landscapes, and flowers.

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