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Maximilien Luce
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Maximilien Luce
- LE PONT DE SOLFÉRINO
- Signed Luce (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 15 1/4 by 24 in.
- 38.3 by 61.2 cm
Provenance
Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London
Private Collection, Liverpool (acquired from the above)
Lord Constantine (acquired from the above and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 8, 2006, lot 240)
Acquired at the above sale
Private Collection, Liverpool (acquired from the above)
Lord Constantine (acquired from the above and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 8, 2006, lot 240)
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Jean Bouin-Luce & Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. 2, Paris, 1986, no. 277, illustrated p. 76 (with incorrect dimensions)
Condition
Canvas is lined. A thin web of stable craquelure is apparent, mostly in the sky at upper left. Surface is clean. Under UV light: scattered pin-dot retouches are visible in the sky at the upper left. A few larger strokes of retouching are apparent across the top edge of the canvas, particularly at the top of the tree at right. Small strokes are visible in the area depicting distant buildings, as well as at the center of the composition. Few strokes are also visible near the tree trunk at right. Otherwise fine; the work is in good 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.