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Jean Louis Forain
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean Louis Forain
- Le Petit marin or Le Petit marin reveillant sa mère
- signed with the artist's monogram (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 65 by 54cm., 25 1/2 by 21 1/4 in.
Provenance
Mme Madeleine de Galéa (acquired in 1964)
Sale: Christie's, London, 1st December 1970, lot 50
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 6th December 1973, lot 61
Private Collection, United Kingdom (sale: Sotheby's, London, 14th October, 1992, lot 5)
Private Collection, Switzerland (purchased at the above sale)
Monsieur Georges Bemberg, Paris
Sale: Christie's, London, 1st December 1970, lot 50
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 6th December 1973, lot 61
Private Collection, United Kingdom (sale: Sotheby's, London, 14th October, 1992, lot 5)
Private Collection, Switzerland (purchased at the above sale)
Monsieur Georges Bemberg, Paris
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Reichenbach, Forain, Peintures, aquarelles, pastels, 1964, no. 15, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Lillian Browse, Forain, The Painted, London, 1978, p. 155, illustrated pl. 39
Condition
The canvas is not lined. UV light examination reveals some fine short lines of retouching in places away from the figures. This work is in overall good condition.
"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
The present work portrays the artist's wife Jeanne with their son Jean-Loup, aged three, at their home in the Boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr in Paris.