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EMILE FRIANT | The tramp
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description
- Emile Friant
- The tramp
- Signed and dated lower right E. Friant 90 ; Bears an old Nancy exhibition label on the reverse with the number 403
- Oil on panel
- 30 x 35,7 cm ; 11 7/8 by 14 in.
Provenance
C. Coquelin Collection ;
His sale, Galerie George Petit, Paris, 9 June 1906, n°46 ;
Sale of M. Corbin's collection, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 19 & 20 October 1936, lot 79 ;
Purchased from the above by the current owner's grandfather
His sale, Galerie George Petit, Paris, 9 June 1906, n°46 ;
Sale of M. Corbin's collection, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 19 & 20 October 1936, lot 79 ;
Purchased from the above by the current owner's grandfather
Exhibited
Salon de la Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1890, n°377 titled Vagabond ;
Salon de Nancy, Nancy, 1893, n°139 ;
Rétrospective des meilleures oeuvres d'artistes lorrains récompensés aux Salons parisiens, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 1909 ;
Salon de la Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1913, n°479, titled Le Vagabond ;
Salon des Artistes français, Paris, 1920, n°692, titled Le Vagabond ;
Émile Friant, regard sur l'homme et l'œuvre, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 8 July - 4 October 1988, p.41 n°12 illustrated in color ;
De Charles de Meixmoron à Etienne Cournault. Rétrospective 1892 - 1950, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 18 January - 18 April 1993, n°62 ;
Peinture et Art Nouveau, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 24 April - 26 July 1999, illustrated p. 49 illustration 40, n°18 in the catalogue ;
Emile Friant un nouveau regard, Musée Georges de la Tour, Vic-sur-Seille, 10 June - 3 September 2006, illustrated n° 92, p.63 ;
Ecole de Nancy, Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, according to a Chenue label on the reverse ;
Emile Friant, le dernier naturaliste ?, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 4 November 2016 - 27 February 2017, n°54, illustrated p. 122
Salon de Nancy, Nancy, 1893, n°139 ;
Rétrospective des meilleures oeuvres d'artistes lorrains récompensés aux Salons parisiens, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 1909 ;
Salon de la Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1913, n°479, titled Le Vagabond ;
Salon des Artistes français, Paris, 1920, n°692, titled Le Vagabond ;
Émile Friant, regard sur l'homme et l'œuvre, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 8 July - 4 October 1988, p.41 n°12 illustrated in color ;
De Charles de Meixmoron à Etienne Cournault. Rétrospective 1892 - 1950, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 18 January - 18 April 1993, n°62 ;
Peinture et Art Nouveau, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 24 April - 26 July 1999, illustrated p. 49 illustration 40, n°18 in the catalogue ;
Emile Friant un nouveau regard, Musée Georges de la Tour, Vic-sur-Seille, 10 June - 3 September 2006, illustrated n° 92, p.63 ;
Ecole de Nancy, Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, according to a Chenue label on the reverse ;
Emile Friant, le dernier naturaliste ?, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 4 November 2016 - 27 February 2017, n°54, illustrated p. 122
Literature
Philippe Claudel, Au revoir Monsieur Friant, Lavaur, 2001, illustrated p. 54 ;
Henri Claude, Friant, Vaux, 2005, illustrated p.88.
Henri Claude, Friant, Vaux, 2005, illustrated p.88.
Condition
- some little wear along the edges, due to the frame; - thin and little traces in the cave on the left, where the support shows through: either little wear or original ; - no repainted areas visible under UV light; - perfect 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
Under the third Republic, France strengthened the anti-vagrancy legislation. Here, Friant choses to depict a lonely and peaceful wanderer in a hostile and rocky landscape. This painting recalls Courbet's treatment of similar subject matters.