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Eugène Boudin
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Eugène Louis Boudin
- Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, lever de lune sur le canal
- Signed E. Boudin and dated 91 (lower right); inscribed St. Valéry (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 18 1/4 by 25 3/4 in.
- 46.3 by 65.4 cm
Provenance
Dr. Charles Abadie, Paris (and sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 17, 1913, lot 3)
Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
M. Muller, Paris (acquired from the above on March 24, 1934)
Private Collection, Paris (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 17, 1998, lot 203)
Acquired at the above sale
Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
M. Muller, Paris (acquired from the above on March 24, 1934)
Private Collection, Paris (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 17, 1998, lot 203)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Exposition Boudin, 1923, no. 45
Literature
Georges Jean-Aubry, Eugène Boudin d'après les lettres et les documents inédits, Neuchâtel, 1968, illustrated p. 131
Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898, vol. III, Paris, 1973, no. 2794, illustrated p. 84
Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898, vol. III, Paris, 1973, no. 2794, illustrated p. 84
Condition
The canvas has been lined and the edges have been reinforced with tape. The surface is clean. There are some very fine lines stable hairline craquelure in the white pigments in the sky. Under UV light there are some thin lines of inpainting along the extreme left edge of the canvas. Additionally possible small strokes of inpainting surrounding the tree at the left, and a 2 inch diagonal line in the tree grove at the right. Otherwise fine. This work is in very 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.
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.