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André-Jean-Antoine Despois
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- André-Jean-Antoine Despois
- View of the Île Barbe, Lyon
- signed and dated middle right: Despois/1824 and inscribed on both the stretcher and back of frame: Despois L'Ile Barbe
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Société des amis des arts;
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 24 January 2002, lot 112;
There purchased by the present collector.
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 24 January 2002, lot 112;
There purchased by the present collector.
Exhibited
Douai, Salon, 1825, no. 178.
Literature
Les Salons retrouvés. Eclats de la vie artistique dans la France du Nord 1815-1848. Répertoire des artistes ayant exposé dan les salons du nord de la France (1815-1848), Lille 1993, vol. II, p. 53.
Condition
Canvas is unlined. the paint surface has been beautifully preserved and there is lovely retention of detail and coloration throughout. there is a very small area of retouching near the bottom edge, to left of center, and another small area at extreme lower right corner. both are visible to naked eye, but not terribly distracting. under UV light, there are no retouches other than those mentioned. painting can be hung in its present state.
In a gilt wood frame with stylized leaves and flowers at corners.
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
Despois entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1807 as a pupil of both David and de Gros. He exhibited at Paris Salon from 1812-1834, and this painting was shown at the Salon in Douai in 1825.
The Île Barbe is an island in the middle of the Saône River in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon. It was first settled in the Neolithic era, but it was not until the Romans founded the city of Lugdunum in the first century B.C. that the island became a true settlement. An abbey was founded on the island in the 5th century, the first monastery established in the region.