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Pierre Cabanel
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Pierre Cabanel
- Daphnis and Chloé
- signed Pierre Cabanel and dated 1870 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 54 by 32 1/4 in.
- 137.1 by 81.9 cm
Provenance
Private Collector, Germany (until 1981)
Acquired in 1981
Acquired in 1981
Exhibited
Possibly, Paris, Salon, 1870, no. 439
Literature
Julian Hawthorne, ed., The Masterpieces and the History of Literature: Analysis, Criticism, Character and Incident, New York, vol. 7, 1903, illustrated facing p. 73
Condition
Lined, small divot to upper left corner, one inch puncture lower left edge, vertical scuff above it, and pindot of loss above scuff, one inch vertical scuff at lower center edge, one inch scuff right center edge, varnish appears streaky; under UV: a couple dots of inpainting in both figures's costumes, dots of inpainting in goat and some strokes of inpainting to the right of the goat's head in the rock, dots and dashes of inpainting throughout the landscape and in the statue.
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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.