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Auguste-Jean-Baptiste Vinchon
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste-Jean-Baptiste Vinchon
- The artist in his room in the Villa Medici, Rome
- inscribed M. Aug. Vinchon dans son chambre dans la Villa Medici on the reverse
- oil on canvas
Provenance
By descent in the family of the artist
Sale, Tours, François Odent, October 11, 1998, lot 11
Simon Dickinson, Inc., London (purchased at the above sale)
Sale, Tours, François Odent, October 11, 1998, lot 11
Simon Dickinson, Inc., London (purchased at the above sale)
Exhibited
New York, Simon Dickinson Inc. and Newhouse Galleries Inc., Rome and the Campagna, Oil sketches by Auguste Jean-Baptiste Vinchon and other French Artists, May-June, 1999, no. 1, illustrated
Condition
Canvas appears to be unlined. The paint surface has been very well preserved and painting is presentable as is. One tiny repaired vertical tear (?) can be seen at extreme upper center edge. Examination under UV light reveals only a few very small and minor retouches at upper right and lower right corner.
Offered in a carved and 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
As the first prize winner of the Prix de Rome contest for painting in 1814, Vinchon was awarded the opportunity to continue his studies at the French Academy in Rome, located at the Villa Medici. In this charming oil sketch, the artist depicts himself in his room at the villa. In contrast to the rather spartan accommodations, the glorious view from his window shows the garden-side façade of the villa looking northwest towards the Pincio Hill. Other examples of paintings with this same format, depicting pensionnaires in their Villa Medici rooms looking towards an open window, include Jean Alaux’s Portrait of Louis-Vincent-Léon Pallière of 1817 (Wrightsman Collection, New York) and Léon Coignet’s Self-Portrait of 1818 (Cleveland Museum of Art).