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Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret
- Hamlet et les fossoyeurs
- signed J Dagnan-B and dated 1884 (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 40 by 33 1/2 in.
- 101.6 by 85 cm
Provenance
Jean-Léon Gérôme, Paris (gift of the artist)
George F. Baker, New York (until 1924)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (gift of the above in 1924 and sold, Christie's, New York, May 29, 1981, lot 11, illustrated)
Julian Hartnoll, London
Sale: Sothebys, New York, October 31, 1985, lot 150, illustrated
Sale: Sothebys, New York, February 20, 1992, lot 67, illustrated
Private Collector, Chevy Chase, Maryland (by 2002)
George F. Baker, New York (until 1924)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (gift of the above in 1924 and sold, Christie's, New York, May 29, 1981, lot 11, illustrated)
Julian Hartnoll, London
Sale: Sothebys, New York, October 31, 1985, lot 150, illustrated
Sale: Sothebys, New York, February 20, 1992, lot 67, illustrated
Private Collector, Chevy Chase, Maryland (by 2002)
Exhibited
Paris, Salon, 1884, no. 637
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Exhibition of Works by Dagnan-Bouveret, 1901
Southampton, New York, The Parrish Art Museum; New York, National Academy of Design, In Support of Liberty: European Paintings at the 1883 Pedestal Fund Art Loan Exhibition, 1986, no. 22
Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee; Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California; Meridian International Center, Washington, D.C., Redefining Genre: French and American Painting 1850-1900, September 24, 1995-July 1, 1996
New York, Dahesh Museum, Against the Modern: Dagnan-Bouveret and the Transformation of the Academic Tradition, 2002, no. 54
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Exhibition of Works by Dagnan-Bouveret, 1901
Southampton, New York, The Parrish Art Museum; New York, National Academy of Design, In Support of Liberty: European Paintings at the 1883 Pedestal Fund Art Loan Exhibition, 1986, no. 22
Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee; Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California; Meridian International Center, Washington, D.C., Redefining Genre: French and American Painting 1850-1900, September 24, 1995-July 1, 1996
New York, Dahesh Museum, Against the Modern: Dagnan-Bouveret and the Transformation of the Academic Tradition, 2002, no. 54
Literature
Armand Dayot, Salon de 1884: Cent Planches en Photogravure, Paris, 1884, illustrated facing p. 10
John Denison Champlin, Jr., Cyclopedia of Painters and Painting, New York, 1888, vol. 1, p. 363
William A. Coffin, "Dagnan-Bouveret," The Century Magazine, May 1894, vol. 48, no. 1, p. 10
J. Dampt and André Charles Coppier, Catalogue des Oeuvres de M. Dagnan-Bouveret, Paris, 1930, p. 23, illustrated
Charles Sterling and Margaretta M. Salinger, French Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1966, vol. II, pp. 219-20, illustrated
John Denison Champlin, Jr., Cyclopedia of Painters and Painting, New York, 1888, vol. 1, p. 363
William A. Coffin, "Dagnan-Bouveret," The Century Magazine, May 1894, vol. 48, no. 1, p. 10
J. Dampt and André Charles Coppier, Catalogue des Oeuvres de M. Dagnan-Bouveret, Paris, 1930, p. 23, illustrated
Charles Sterling and Margaretta M. Salinger, French Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1966, vol. II, pp. 219-20, illustrated
Condition
Lined. Very fine craquelure corresponding to horizontal stretcher bar marks. Under UV: Inpainting to address frame abrasion along top edge, dots and dashes in standing figure's face and in his hand, in the background at left and through the architecture.
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.