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Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn
- une ruelle a venise
- signed, inscribed and dated l.r.: W.G. von Glehn./ Venezia.1893; signed and titled on a label on the reverse
- oil on canvas board
Condition
The canvas appears to be original. There is some very light wearing to the lower left corner. Otherwise the work is in good overall condition. Ultra violet light reveals a spot of retouching above the lamp to the upper left corner and a spot to the lower right corner. Held under glass in a decorative gold painted frame. Unexmined out of frame
"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
Wilfrid Gabriel von Glehn was born at Sydenham, London on 9th October 1870. After studying at Brighton College and for a short time at South Kensington during the greater part of the 1880s, he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux Art in Paris in 1890 where he studied with Edie Delaunnay and Gustave Moreau. As a young artist in 1891 he was introduced to John Singer Sargent and subsequently began working as an assistant on the famous Boston Mural commission until its completion in 1895. In 1917 the entire von Glehn family changed their surname to de Glehn which suggests that this sketch was either produced between 1898-1904 on his first trip to Venice or during his second trip to Venice in 1909 with Sargent.