George Valentine Dureau (American/Louisiana, 1930-2014), “Study, Figure of Male Torso Surrounded by Angels,” 20th c., charcoal on paper, unsigned, unframed, H.- 46 1/4 in., W.- 35 in.

Newsprint art paper, the paper produced for large-format sketches, is thin cost-efficient paper that can easily crease or tear when left loose in a portfolio or stacked. All of the Dureau sketches exhibit signs of wear, creasing and tearing along edges, which is commensurate with age, material and use. Lot 257 exhibits a horizontal fold mark near the top with creasing and a lighter horizontal fold mark to the center. There is a 7 inch vertical tear to the top right quadrant. Drawing has scattered creasing, losses and small tears to its corners and edges. There is some soiling to top folded area and a foot print of the artist at the lower right. Corners also exhibit pinholes from having been previously hung with pushpins. ________________________________________________________________________________ ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD "AS IS." NO STATEMENT REGARDING CONDITION OF ANY ITEM, WHETHER IT IS MADE ORALLY AT THE AUCTION OR ANY OTHER TIME, OR IN WRITING IN THE CATALOGUE OR ELSEWHERE, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.