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Félicien Rops
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Félicien Rops
- la dame en noir
signed, dedicated A mon vieil ami Liesse en Souvenir de son Premier Succès, dated 1879 and titled La Dame en Noir lower left
- pen and ink, pencil, charcoal and grey wash on paper
- 18.4 by 10.5cm., 7¼ by 4¼in.
Provenance
Henri Liesse, a gift from the artist in 1879
Charles Haviland, Paris
Madame Michelle Hirt, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's London, 20 April 1978, lot 509
Condition
Unexamined out of frame and under glass, the sheet is sound, and the work appears in very good condition overall. Held in a decorative, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame with a polychrome slip, under glass.
"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
The writer Henri Liesse was a close friend of Rops. For a preliminary charcoal drawing of this work see Bernadette Bonnier ed., Félicien Rops - Rops suis, aultre ne veulx estre, 1998, p. 72.