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Marc-Aurèle Fortin 1888 - 1970
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CAD
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Description
- Marc-Aurèle Fortin
- Madone
- signed lower left M.A. Fortin; signed twice, titled twice and dated 1909 on the reverse; titled, further titled Vierge à l'enfant, dated and inscribed on the backing
- watercolour and crayon
- 71.1 by 48.3 cm.
- 28 by 19 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, St. Lambert
Literature
Guy Robert, Marc-Aurèle Fortin: l'homme à l'œuvre, Ottawa, 1976, p. 47 for similar paintings reproduced
Condition
This work is in excellent condition with no apparent issues under UV.
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.
Catalogue Note
This is a very early work, painted in 1909 when Fortin was just twenty-one years old. He was in Edmonton at the time and went to study at the Art Institute of Chicago that same year. It was not until 1911 that he first started to exhibit on a regular basis at the Art Association of Montreal.
In the background is a glimpse of the village of Ste. Rose and its impressive elm trees which would become iconic in Fortin's paintings.