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Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Pierre-Joseph Redouté
- Galaxia ixraeflora / Galaxia fleur d'Ixia
Graphite, watercolor and bodycolor, with touches of gum arabic, within black ink framing line, on vellum;
signed in black ink, lower left margin: P.J. RedoutéAccompanied by the corresponding leaf of text, printed on vellum
Provenance
As for previous lot, except:
Sale, New York, Sotheby's, 9-10 November 1989, lot 172
Sale, New York, Sotheby's, 9-10 November 1989, lot 172
Condition
Fixed to mount with elaborate tensioning system, involving strings. Excellent condition. Modern 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.
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
See note to lot 218.
The present watercolor corresponds to plate 41 in part 7 (1803) of Les Liliacées. Now known as Galaxia monadelpha, this plant had been imported into France from the Cape of Good Hope; it grew in the Jardin des Plantes, where it flowered in the springtime and it was there that Redouté drew it.