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Edward Simmons
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Edward Emerson Simmons
- Old Woman Peeling an Orange (Lunch, Elche, Spain)
- signed Edward Simmons (indistinct) Spain, u.l.
- oil on canvas
- 37 1/4 by 27 1/4 in.
- (94.6 by 69.2 cm)
- Painted circa 1884.
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 23, 1979, lot 99
Acquired by the present owners at the above sale
Acquired by the present owners at the above sale
Exhibited
Paris, Paris Salon, 1884
Penzance, Cornwall, Penzance Art Museum, West Cornwall Art Union Exhibition, September 1887
Penzance, Cornwall, Penzance Art Museum, West Cornwall Art Union Exhibition, September 1887
Condition
Lined; craquelure, under UV: 4 inch horizontal area of inpainting along lower right edge, repaired 2 inch tear in upper left corner, four dime size spots of retouch along lower edge, retouching along edges to address frame abrasion, some fine lines of inpainting to address craquelure, a thick varnish makes it difficult to read surface.
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
We are grateful to David Tovey, author of St Ives Art pre-1890 - The Dawn of the Colony, for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.