Lot 108
  • 108

Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin
  • Ferme et arbres à Saint-Chéron 
  • Signed Guillaumin (lower left); dated Mars 93 and faintly inscribed 8:00 a Matin (on the reverse)
  • Oil on canvas 
  • 32 1/4 by 26 in.
  • 82 by 66 cm

Provenance

Orosdi Collection, Paris
G. Pelé, Paris
The Honorable Michael Hare, England (and sold: Sotheby's, London, November 29, 1967, lot 53)
Burger Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Maurice Sternberg, Chicago
Acquired from the above on April 11, 1968

Literature

Édouard des Courières, Armand Guillaumin, Paris, 1924, p. 81 (titled Saint-Chéron (Seine-et-Oise) and catalogued with dimensions reversed)
Georges Serret & Dominique Fabiani, Armand Guillaumin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1971, no. 270, illustrated n.p.
Christopher Gray, Armand Guillaumin, Chester, Connecticut, 1972, no. 136, illustrated pl. 20

Condition

The work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined. There is an area of paint loss in the extreme upper right corner. There is some stable hairline craquelure in the center left of the composition. Under UV light, no inpainting is apparent.
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.
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