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After Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun
Estimate
6,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun
- Self Portrait
- oil on canvas
- 30 by 25 in.
- 76.2 by 63.5 cm.
Condition
Canvas is not lined. In good condition aside from overall cracquelure and pigment separation at lower edge. Under UV: scattered spots of in-paint and along lines of cracquelure.
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
The present painting repeats a composition in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. For this self-portrait Vigee Le Brun portrayed herself painting a portrait of Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich's wife, Elizabeth Alekseyevna.