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Clarence Millet 1897-1959
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Clarence Millet
- Courtyard in the French Quarter, New Orleans
- signed Clarence Millet, l.l.
- oil on canvas
- 24 1/2 by 34 in.
- 62.3 by 86.3 cm.
Provenance
By descent in the family of the artist to the present owner
Condition
Canvas unlined, soil moderatly soiled, numerous areas throughout of visible retouching, particularly to upper right, visible upper stretcher-bar mark, minor flaking to lower center-right, under UV light retouched areas with little to no flourescence
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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
Clarence Millet is best known for his depictions of New Orleans and the landscapes along the rivers and bayous of the Mississippi Delta. His subjects ranged from grand antebellum plantation houses and the picturesque streets of the French Quarter to the rural shacks of the region's poor and the batture (the area of land found between a levee and a river). Millet studied at the Art Student's League in New York, then returned to Louisiana after his studies and was working for the WPA by 1941.