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Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
- David and Bathsheba
- signed and dated in the lower left corner: (J?) . Lagrenée / 1770
- oil on canvas
Provenance
M. le Duc de Grammont, by 1773 until 1775;
His sale, Paris, 16 January 1775, lot 76 (sold for 1145 francs);
M. le Chevalier Lambert, until 1787;
His sale, Paris, Le Brun, 27 March 1787, lot 211 (sold for 1000 francs, to Le Brun);
Acquired by the present collector in the 1950s.
His sale, Paris, 16 January 1775, lot 76 (sold for 1145 francs);
M. le Chevalier Lambert, until 1787;
His sale, Paris, Le Brun, 27 March 1787, lot 211 (sold for 1000 francs, to Le Brun);
Acquired by the present collector in the 1950s.
Exhibited
Possibly Paris, L'Académie Royale, Salon, 1771, no. 10;
Possibly Paris, L'Académie Royale, Salon, 1773, no. 18 (as in the collection of M. le Duc de Grammont);
Possibly Paris, L'Académie Royale, Salon, 1773, no. 18 (as in the collection of M. le Duc de Grammont);
Literature
H. W. Janson (ed.), Catalogues of the Paris Salon 1673 to 1881, London 1977, 1771, p. 6, cat. no. 10, 1773, p. 9, cat. no. 18;
H. Mireur, Dictionaire des Ventes d'Art, Paris 1911, vol. IV, p. 152;
J. Seznec, Diderot. Salons, Oxford 1957 - 1967, vol. IV, p. 131;
M. Sandoz, Les Lagrenée: I. Louis (Jean, François) Lagrenée 1725 - 1805, Paris 1983, p. 226, cat. no. 214 (as location unknown).
H. Mireur, Dictionaire des Ventes d'Art, Paris 1911, vol. IV, p. 152;
J. Seznec, Diderot. Salons, Oxford 1957 - 1967, vol. IV, p. 131;
M. Sandoz, Les Lagrenée: I. Louis (Jean, François) Lagrenée 1725 - 1805, Paris 1983, p. 226, cat. no. 214 (as location unknown).
Condition
The canvas has a modern glue relining which is a little taut. The paint surface is in good condition overall, with a slightly pronounced craquelure pattern and a minor filled and retouched loss of approx. 1/4 in. in the sky. Inspection under UV reveals finely applied retouching to the craquelure pattern in Bathsheba's right arm and some older strengthening to the sky surrounding the trees and to the lower part of the face of the attendant crouching behind Bathsheba,
The painting appears to have been recently restored and requires no further work. Offered in a carved gilt wood frame.
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
Dated 1770, this painting matches both the description and dimensions of the David and Bathsheba exhibited by Lagrenée at the Paris Salon a year later in 1771 and again in 1773. That same canvas also appeared in the Duc du Grammont and Lambert sales later in the 18th century (see Provenance).