Lot 148
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Johan Barthold Jongkind

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description

  • Johan Barthold Jongkind
  • Navire norvégien sortant du port de Honfleur
  • Signed Jongkind and dated 1865 (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 13 1/8 by 18 5/8 in.
  • 33.5 by 47.4 cm

Provenance

Théophile Bascle, Bordeaux
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 12-14, 1883, lot 81
Adam Collection, Paris
Boussod, Valadon et Cie., (sold: Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, March 3, 1919, lot 31)
Raphaël Levy, Paris
T. Mayer
Private Collection (acquired in the 1920s and sold: Christie's, London, February 3, 2004, lot 102)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner 

Literature

Adolphe Stein, Sylvie Brame, François Lorenceau & Janine Sinizergues, Jongkind, Catalogue critique de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 2003, no. 388, illustrated p. 179

Condition

This work is in very good condition. A few faint areas of craquelure in sky at left; surface is clean; work is unlined. Under UV: strokes of inpainting around extreme edges to cover old frame abrasion; central vertical stretcher bar mark visible; sky is somewhat thinly painted in lower register.
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.
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