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EMILE FRIANT | Maternal tenderness
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description
- Emile Friant
- Maternal tenderness
- Signed and dated lower left E. Friant / 1906
- Oil on panel
- 61,5 x 44 cm ; 24 1/4 by 17 3/8 in.
Exhibited
Salon de la Société lorraine des Amis des Arts, Nancy, 1906, n°90 ;
Salon de la Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1907, n°471 ;
Les Pompiers, 1ère exposition, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1912, n°31 (belonging to M. E. Le Roy et Cie) ;
Exposition rétrospective du Centenaire de la Société lorraine des arts, Nancy, 7 October - 12 November 1933, p. 31 ;
Émile Friant, regard sur l'homme et l'œuvre, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 8 July - 4 October 1988, illustrated p. 86 n°99 ;
Collecting in the Gilded Age, Art patronage in Pittsburgh 1890-1910, The Frick Art Museum, Pittsburgh, 6 April - 29 June 1997, n° 93, p. 256 illustrated ;
Emile Friant un nouveau regard, Musée Georges de la Tour, Vic-sur-Seille, 10 June -3 September 2006, illustrated n°87, p. 63 and on the cover
Salon de la Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1907, n°471 ;
Les Pompiers, 1ère exposition, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1912, n°31 (belonging to M. E. Le Roy et Cie) ;
Exposition rétrospective du Centenaire de la Société lorraine des arts, Nancy, 7 October - 12 November 1933, p. 31 ;
Émile Friant, regard sur l'homme et l'œuvre, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, 8 July - 4 October 1988, illustrated p. 86 n°99 ;
Collecting in the Gilded Age, Art patronage in Pittsburgh 1890-1910, The Frick Art Museum, Pittsburgh, 6 April - 29 June 1997, n° 93, p. 256 illustrated ;
Emile Friant un nouveau regard, Musée Georges de la Tour, Vic-sur-Seille, 10 June -3 September 2006, illustrated n°87, p. 63 and on the cover
Literature
Maurice Garçot, "Emile Friant", in Revue Lorraine Illustrée, Nancy, Imprimeries Réunies, 1931, mentionned p. 78 ;
Collectif des amis d'Émile Friant, Émile Friant 1863-1932, Les discours sur la tombe d'Émile Friant, 1933, mentionned p. 91 ;
Henri Claude, Friant, Vaux, 2005, illustrated in full page p.148
Collectif des amis d'Émile Friant, Émile Friant 1863-1932, Les discours sur la tombe d'Émile Friant, 1933, mentionned p. 91 ;
Henri Claude, Friant, Vaux, 2005, illustrated in full page p.148
Condition
no repainted areas visible under UV light ; the shadow on the left lower corner is slightly lighter than in the catalogue ; the varnish has become slightly mouldy on the signature ; 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
Friant's works count few subjects dedicated to children, except for his prints (see lot 139). At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, he executes a few works showing a mother with her child, like Mother and child playing violin (1908, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy).