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Paul Jean Gervais
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Paul Jean Gervais
- L'art industriel de l'orfèvrerie
- signed Paul Gervais and dated 1883 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 65 3/8 by 87 3/4 in.; 166 by 223 cm.
- 166 by 223 cm
Condition
Unlined, canvas buckles upper right corner, craquelure throughout, stretcher bar marks visible, one inch tear lower left corner; under UV: inch spot of inpainting along lower left edge to address loss, three spots of inpainting in woman's white gown to address loss, area of inpainting at center blossom in woman's orange gown, other spots of inpainting in woman's gown, inpainting at hem of gown, spots of inpainting at bottom of man's pants, some other scattered spots of inpainting.
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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.
Catalogue Note
The present work's pendant Hommage à la Bijouterie française sold in these rooms, May 26, 1993, lot 72. According to the Gervais family, the two pictures hung in the artist's parents' shop in Toulouse at the end of the century. LIke Bijouterie the present work may be an allegory from Gounod's opera Faust (1859). This popular opera was preformed frequently both in the Paris Opéra and the Opéra du Capitol in Toulouse.