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Circle of Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié
- portrait of a youth, head and shoulders, wearing a brown open-necked shirt
- oil on canvas
Provenance
With Wildenstein, New York, by 1963;
Lloyd S. Gilmour, Locust Valley, Long Island, USA;
By whom offered, New York, Christie's East, 16 June 1999, lot 30 as Circle of Joseph Ducreux, where purchased after the sale by the present owners.
Lloyd S. Gilmour, Locust Valley, Long Island, USA;
By whom offered, New York, Christie's East, 16 June 1999, lot 30 as Circle of Joseph Ducreux, where purchased after the sale by the present owners.
Exhibited
New York, Wildenstein, The Child through four centuries, 1-28 March 1945, cat. no. 11;
New York, Wildenstein, French XVIIIth-Century Paintings, 1948, cat. no. 6;
Sau Paulo, Museo de Arte, 1952, pp. 38-39, all the above as Chardin.
Literature
Probably G. Wildenstein, Chardin, Paris 1933, p. 202. cats. no. 635-638;
M. Breuning, Art Digest, 1 February 1947;
H. Devee in The New York Times, 25 January 1948;
G. Wildenstein, Chardin, Zurich 1963, p. 221, cat. no. 386, reproduced, p. 219, fig. 175;
D. Wildenstein, Chardin, Oxford 1969, p. 228, cat. no. 386, reproduced p. 227, fig. 175, all the above as Chardin.
M. Breuning, Art Digest, 1 February 1947;
H. Devee in The New York Times, 25 January 1948;
G. Wildenstein, Chardin, Zurich 1963, p. 221, cat. no. 386, reproduced, p. 219, fig. 175;
D. Wildenstein, Chardin, Oxford 1969, p. 228, cat. no. 386, reproduced p. 227, fig. 175, all the above as Chardin.
Condition
The canvas has a firm relining. The paint surface is secure and in good condition. Inspection under UV light reveals some minor scattered retouchings and a more significant area of repaint in his neck. Offered in a carved gilt wood frame with some losses.
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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. 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."