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Lucien Pissarro
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Lucien Pissarro
- Coney Cottage, Hills Beyond the Garden
- signed with monogram and dated 1940
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 54.5cm.;18 by 21½in.
Provenance
Mrs Pissarro
John Bensusan Butt
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London, 1983
Belgrave Gallery, London, January 1985
Sale, Christie's London, 8th November 1990, lot 69
Christopher-Clark Fine Art, San Francisco, where acquired by the present owner
John Bensusan Butt
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London, 1983
Belgrave Gallery, London, January 1985
Sale, Christie's London, 8th November 1990, lot 69
Christopher-Clark Fine Art, San Francisco, where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Lucien Pissarro 1863-1944, July - August 1983, cat. no.42.
Literature
Anne Thorold, A Catalogue of the Oil Paintings of Lucien Pissarro, Athelney Books, London, 1983, cat. no.546, illustrated p.228.
Condition
Original canvas. The canvas undulates slightly in the lower half of the composition, most noticeably to the bottom left hand corner. There are pin holes visible in all four corners, as well as to the centre of the upper edge.
There is a very minor area of light rubbing to the extreme upper right hand edge, most probably in line with a previous framing. Elsewhere there are a couple of very minor spots of isolated craquelure to the upper left hand quadrant, including a fine line to the upper extreme left hand edge, in line with the stretcher bar. This excepting the work appears in very good overall condition.
Ultraviolet light reveals areas of fluorescence and possible retouchings to the sky. These have all been very sensitively executed.
Housed in an ornate gilt and plaster frame.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
We are grateful to Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of European Art at Ashmolean Museum
for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.