Lot 4
  • 4

Léon-Augustin Lhermitte

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
  • Repas en famille à Wissant
  • signed L. Lhermitte (lower left)
  • pastel on paper
  • 17 3/8 by 20 1/2 in.
  • 44 by 52 cm

Provenance

Boussod, Valadon & Cie, Paris
Private Collector, Rosario, Argentina
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Boussod, Valadon & Cie, Exposition des Pastellistes à Paris, April 1913, no. 20

Literature

M. L., "Vision d'art,"  Le Gaulois, April 2, 1913
Jacques Norval, Avenir de l'Aisne, April 3, 1913
Monique Le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925), catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1991, p. 265, no. 611, illustrated

Condition

This is a work on paper stretched over canvas, with no apparent issues. The color is much warmer in person than it appears in our printed 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.