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Eugène Delacroix
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Eugène Delacroix
- Musicians, after Veronese, a detail from The Marriage at Cana
- with the vente seal on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 9 1/4 by 12 in.
- 23.4 by 30.4 cm
Provenance
The artist's posthumous sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 17-29 1864, possibly part of lot 176 (without dimensions, Six toiles contentant des fragments d'études d'après Rubens, Véronèse, Murillo, etc.)
Gaultron (acquired at the above sale)
Cher fils (in June 1924)
Possibly, Bernheim-Jeune (possibly acquired from the above)
Possibly, Dru (possibly acquired from the above)
Private Collection, Geneva (from circa 1946-1986)
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York (in 1987)
Private Collection, New York (from 1987-2007)
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above and from 2007-2009)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Constable, Delacroix, Rubens, November 15-December 30, 1989
Literature
The artist's inventory, no. 78 ("I tableau représentant un fragment des Noces de Cana, d'après Véronèse, par [M. Delacroix]) or no. 198 (with the same description")
Possibly, Alfred Robaut and Ernest Chesneau, L'oeuvre complet de Eugène Delacroix: peintres, dessins, gravures, lithographies, Paris, 1885, no. 1953
Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix, a Critical Catalogue, Oxford, 1989, vol. VI, p. 199, no. 13a, illustrated pl. 70
Possibly, Alfred Robaut and Ernest Chesneau, L'oeuvre complet de Eugène Delacroix: peintres, dessins, gravures, lithographies, Paris, 1885, no. 1953
Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix, a Critical Catalogue, Oxford, 1989, vol. VI, p. 199, no. 13a, illustrated pl. 70
Condition
1 inch vertical repaired tear to center left, visible on reverse and slightly apparent to naked eye at front, widely patterned craquelure throughout, canvas is slightly buckled; unlined; under UV: inpainting to address aforementioned tear, thin lines of inpainting to figure in red
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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.