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Camille Pissarro
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Camille Pissarro
- La Butte-Montmartre
Signed C. Pissarro. and dated 61. (lower left)
Oil on canvas
- 10 7/8 by 8 3/4 in.
- 27.5 by 22.2 cm
Provenance
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 13, 1892, lot 44
Dr. Georges Viau, Paris (acquired at the above sale and sold: Galeries Durand-Ruel, Paris, March 21-22, 1907, lot 65)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 8, 1919, lot 64
Fred Neubauer (acquired in 1932)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Dr. Georges Viau, Paris (acquired at the above sale and sold: Galeries Durand-Ruel, Paris, March 21-22, 1907, lot 65)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 8, 1919, lot 64
Fred Neubauer (acquired in 1932)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro & Lionello Venturi, Camille Pissarro: son oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1939, no. 16, catalogued p. 79; vol. II, no. 16, illustrated pl. 3
Joachim Pissarro & Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro. Catalogue Critique des peintures, vol. II, Paris, 2005, no. 52, illustrated p. 70
Joachim Pissarro & Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro. Catalogue Critique des peintures, vol. II, Paris, 2005, no. 52, illustrated p. 70
Condition
Work is in very good condition. Canvas has not been lined. Surface is clean. Minor frame abrasion around extreme edges. Thin web of craquelure in the sky. Under UV light: small hairline stroke of inpainting in lower right corner, one nail head sized dot of inpainting up in the sky near center of upper edge, a few dots of inpainting in the rest of the sky. Otherwise fine.
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.