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Jean Béraud
Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean Béraud
- Portrait of Alfred Auguste Frédéric Victor Labatt de Lambert
- signed J.Beraud and dated 73 (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 35 1/4 in.; 116.8 by 89.5 cm.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist;
Thence by descent (to the great-grandson of the sitter).
Thence by descent (to the great-grandson of the sitter).
Condition
Lined, "alligator" surface and craquelure in dark pigments in background, paint separation in the boy's costume, frame abrasion along lower edge, speck of loss upper left corner, canvas buckles upper right corner, upper and center stretcher bar marks visible; under UV: varnish fluoresces unevenly, areas of inpainting to background and object on left, inpainting to boy's leg, costume and his right eye, inpainting to box of toy on right, a few dots of inpainting in the foreground.
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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
Alfred Auguste Frédéric Victor Labatt de Lambert was born on May 27, 1871 in Ville D'Enghien Les Bains, a suburb of Paris.