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James Fairman
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- James Fairman
- Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
- signed J. Fairman and dated 79 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 32 by 45 in.
- 81.3 by 114.3 cm
Condition
Lined. Minor bumping and pulling of the canvas near the upper center right edge. The surface is visibly dirty. Vertical stretcher bar marks and stable craquelure visible in the yellow and orange part of the sky. A 3 inch vertical line and 2 ½ inch horizontal line of discolored inpainting visible at lower left. Minor frame abrasion along the upper right extreme edge. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. There is scattered inpainting in the lower half of the composition, including the aforementioned lines at lower left. There is a large brushy area of inpainting approximately 6 inches wide at right and a horizontal area of inpainting approximately 10 ½ inches wide in the sky just above the town at left. Additional scattered small brushy areas of retouching in the sky.
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
James Fairman, born in Glasgow and raised in New York City, first visited the Holy Land in 1871, where he signed the registration book of the American Consulate in Jerusalem. He followed artists such as Jean-Léon Gérôme and Leon Bonnat, who had toured Egypt and the Middle East in 1868-69, and preceded the American artist Edwin Lord Weeks, whose first visit to Northern Africa and the Middle East would commence in 1872. The present work depicts the old city of Jerusalem, highlighting the Dome of the Rock and the city’s ancient walls, as seen from atop the Mount of Olives.