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Eugène Boudin
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Eugène Louis Boudin
- La Chasse Aux Perdrix Sur La Falaise
- Signed E. Boudin (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 78 by 23 1/2 in.
- 198 by 59.5 cm
- Painted in 1869.
Provenance
Rosenlecher, Bourdainville
Private Collection
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 5, 1955, lot 9
World House Galleries, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 17, 1977, lot 108
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 5, 1955, lot 9
World House Galleries, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 17, 1977, lot 108
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie de l'Élysée (Alex Maguy), Les Décorations du Château de Bourdainville, 1942
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Jardins de France, 1943
Literature
Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898, Paris, 1973, vol. I, no. 489, illustrated p. 181
Condition
The canvas is lined. There are two 3cm. by 2cm. spots of retouching to the centre of the sky and scattered 1cm. spots of retouching above the horizon. There is extensive retouching to all four edges to cover previous frame-rubbing. There are some 5cm. sq. intermittent areas of retouching mainly to the lower left. All retouching is visible under UV light. This work is in stable condition.
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
The present work is one of a number of landscapes and still life paintings which M. Rosenlecher commissioned Boudin to paint as decoration for the Château de Bourdainville in 1869.