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Lot 189
  • 189

Jules Degrave

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jules Degrave
  • Salle d'asile de la Charité
  • signed and dated J DEGRAVE 1876 lower right
  • oil on panel
  • 80 by 119.5cm., 31¾ by 47in.

Exhibited

Paris, Salon, 1876, no. 586
London, Exhibition of the Royal Academy of the Arts, 1877, no. 1038 (as The Charity School)

Condition

There are strokes of retouching visible under ultraviolet light, notably in some of the children's faces in the lower right, with restoration in the arch of the nave (though not in the faces in the lower right), and in the background in the upper left. There is an 8cm horizontal hairline crack in the panel at the centre of left edge, and a hairline join marking a panel extension visible horizontally along lower edge. The general appearance of this work is good and it is ready to hang.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."