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Virginie Elodie Demont-Breton
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Virginie Elodie Demont-Breton
- Les premiers pas
- signed Virginie Demont-Breton, inscribed Montegron and dated 1882 (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 35 1/2 by 23 3/4 in.
- 90.1 by 60.3 cm
Provenance
Goupil & Cie, Paris (acquired directly from the artist, May 1882)
Knoedler, New York (acquired from the above)
Ainslee Gallery (at the Waldorf Astoria), New York
Private Collector, Merritton, Ontario (acquired in the early twentieth century from the above)
Thence by descent
Knoedler, New York (acquired from the above)
Ainslee Gallery (at the Waldorf Astoria), New York
Private Collector, Merritton, Ontario (acquired in the early twentieth century from the above)
Thence by descent
Exhibited
Académie royale des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, August 1881
Paris, Salon, 1882, no. 798
Paris, Salon, 1882, no. 798
Condition
Recently cleaned, finely patterned craquelure visible in the sky. Lined. Under UV: Inpainting at upper edge to address frame abrasion, in the seated figure's face and to address craquelure along horizontal stretcher bar mark, as well as isolated spots in her dress and along the bottom.
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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.