Although the Cezanne and
Mondrian are major works, some connoisseurs may be much more fascinated
by a very dramatic work by Paul Gauguin, Lot 17, "Les Oies,"
which depicts three geese viewed by a woman who is only visible
in her reflection in the water. This 23 ½-by-28 ¾-inch
oil on canvas, is exceeding vibrant and very unusual. Painted
in 1889, it has an estimate at its auction in 2003 of $1,000,000 to
$1,500,000. It
sold for $1,127,500. At this auction, it has an estimate of $2,500,000
to $3,500,000. It was passed at
$1,700,000. It is quite an astounding work that has
the fiery colors of Nolde, the cosmic visions of Turner and the
pyrotechnics of the Fauves.
This work, the 2003 catalogue maintains, "is one of the most haunting
and abstract of Gauguin's entire career." "It was in
Brittany that Gauguin finally broke free of earlier tradition
and emerged as an intensely original modern master. With its
unconventional
viewpoint and brilliant swirls of anti-naturalistic color, the
present painting vividly illustrates this development...."
This auction's catalogue provides
the following commentary:
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