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Rosa Bonheur
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Rosa Bonheur
- A Pony and a Donkey in a Mountain Landscape
- signed Rosa Bonheur (lower left); with the vente wax seal on the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 21 1/2 by 25 1/2 in.
- 54.6 by 64.7 cm
Provenance
Estate of the Artist (and sold: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 30 - June 2, 1900)
Sale: Christie's, New York, February 15, 1995, lot 49, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
The work has been relined and is in stable condition, however, the previous restoration job was poor and the painting seems to be heavily retouched. UNDER UV: there is some craquelure fill-in on the pony and the donkey, inpainting through the sky, some strengthening in hills.
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.
Catalogue Note
This work will be included in Professor Annie-Paule Quinsac's forthcoming catalogue raisonné.