Lot 76
French (1897-1979)
Youth Reading (1930)
Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

32 x 25 1/2 inches

Signature

signed lower right

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Price Realized: $2,250
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information

frame dimensions: 39 x 32 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches

Provenance

Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein

Condition

overall good condition, faint horizontal impressions from stretcher across center of canvas, three small spots of loss near figure's hair and face (upper center left), a small indent upper left near edge, small cracks to paint primarily on figure's body, and evidence of repairs verso

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Seymour Stein

Image for Collection Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023