Lot 19
  • 19

Jacques Raymond Brascassat

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Jacques Raymond Brascassat
  • Bulls, sheep, and a goat at pasture
  • signed Brascassat. and dated 1842 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 38 1/2 by 51 1/8 in.
  • 97.7 by 129.8 cm

Provenance

Estate of Celia Astorquiza de Hevia (and sold: Ramon Eyzaguirre, Santiago, Chile, September 4, 1992, lot 210)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Unlined, nine patches to the reverse in various sizes, ΒΌ inch L-shaped tear in lower right corner, center stretcher bar mark is visible, widely patterned craquelure throughout the sky, inpainting visible to naked eye upper right corner; under UV: spots of inpainting in sky correspond to patches on reverse, to the right of the bulls' legs there I is a horizontal inch repaired tear visible, two inch diagonal repaired tear visible, inpainting along lower edge.
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.