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Etienne Hippolyte Maindron
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Etienne Hippolyte Maindron
- Velléda
signed MAINDRON on back right side, inscribed VELLEDA on front of base
- terracotta
- height 17 3/4 in., 45 cm
Provenance
Heim Gallery, London
Literature
Washington, New York, Cambridge, 1979-1982, no. 95 (illus.)
Condition
General surface abrasions, chips and some losses. Some restorations to head. Other restorations including along her proper left side, including drapery, lyre, and leg, some of hair adornment and around base, some of right side. Surface applied with pigment. Stable and attractive.
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
In the Salon of 1844 Maindron exhibited the marble statue of Velléda he had completed for the Ministry of the Interior for the Jardin de Luxembourg, where it remains. A plaster model presently in the Musée D'Angers was shown at the 1839 Salon, and another made for the Tuileries is now in the Louvre.