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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Nu d'homme
- signed Corot, dated 1834 and inscribed Roma (lower left)
- charcoal and pencil heightened with white on paper
- 12 1/2 by 22 1/2 in.
- 31.7 by 57.5 cm
Provenance
Private Collection
Condition
Remnants of old mat at left and bottom edge of recto, old adhesive in spots along edges of verso. Paper is wavy with foxing throughout composition and a few small scuffs at lower right, lower left, and near the figure’s lower thigh, a ¼ inch horizontal tear at center left edge near figure’s head. Paper is now affixed to new back mat with two paper hinges at top edge.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
As Martin Dieterle explains though Corot did travel to Italy in 1834 he did not stop in Rome. The artist visited the city in 1843 where he made several academic drawings. As with the present work many of these drawings were signed in later years, the artist mistaking the date of execution.