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Thomas Couture
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Thomas Couture
- Damocles
- signed with initials T.C., dated 1867 and inscribed POTIOR MIHI PERICULOSA LIBERTAS/ QUAM SECURA ET AUREA SERVITUS (upper right)
- oil on panel
- 14 by 10 1/2 in.
- 35.6 by 26.7 cm
Provenance
Possibly, William T. Blodgett (Couture's American patron, until 1876)
Duglère
Wildenstein, Paris
Private Collector (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 26, 1994, lot 56, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Possibly, Paris, Palais de L'Industrie, Th Couture, no. 142 (lent by Duglère)
Literature
Roger Ballu, Catalogue des Oeuvres de Th. Couture, Paris, 1880, no. 142
Condition
Good condition, on stable panel; under UV: scattered pindots of inpainting, particularly to figure's costume.
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.