- 189
Louis Icart
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Louis Icart
- D'apres Fragonard
- Signed Louis Icart and inscribed d'apres Fragonard (lower left); signed with the initials L.i, inscribed VIII-28. and stamped with the atelier stamp (on the reverse)
- Oil on masonite
- 24 1/8 by 19 3/4 in.
- 61.3 by 50.2 cm
Provenance
Acquired in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the early 1980s
Condition
Oil on masonite. The picture surface is in generally good condition aside from some surface dirt and a small loss in the standing figure's skirt at far right. Under UV light, there are small scattered strokes of inpainting throughout the background and in the lower right corner. There are also small strokes of inpainting in the seated figure's hair and the standing figure's arms. In overall good condition.
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
This work is after Jean-Honoré Fragonard's Les Débuts du Modèle, painted circa 1770, in the collection of the Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris.