Lot 129
  • 129

Eugène Boudin

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Eugène Louis Boudin
  • ROTTERDAM, LE PONT DE LA BOURSE
  • Signed E. Boudin, dated 73 and inscribed Rotterdam (lower right)
  • Oil on panel
  • 21 1/4 by 29 1/2 in.
  • 54 by 75 cm

Provenance

Allard et Noël, Paris
Georges Feydeau, Paris (sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Collection Feydeau, February 11, 1901, lot 20)
Mr. De Maya, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 1, 1938, lot 3
Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Durand-Ruel, New York (acquired from the above on April 15, 1946 and sold after 1949)
Lucien Lefebvre Foinet, Paris
E. J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam
Sam Salz, Inc., New York
Acquired by the present owner by 1991

Exhibited

Paris, École National des Beaux-Arts, Exposition des oeuvres d'Eugène Boudin, 1899, no. 145
Paris, Salon d'Automne, Rétrospective Boudin, 1931

Literature

Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. 1, Paris, 1973, no. 937, illustrated p. 335

Condition

The panel is sound. There are scattered areas of old and new retouchings throughout the sky, though mainly towards the top right and left corners and all visible under ultra-violet light. There appears to be no retouching to the bottom half. This work is in good condition.
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.