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Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel
- La confrontation
- Signed A. A. LESREL and dated 1900 (lower left)
- oil on panel
- 21 3/4 by 26 in.
- 55.2 by 66 cm
Provenance
Mrs C. M. Wallis of Claire Court, Cheshire
Frost and Reed, London
Private collection, Japan
Frost and Reed, London
Private collection, Japan
Condition
Stable, cradled panel. Under UV: No inpainting apparent.
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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
Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel was a nineteenth century French artist who specialized in painting historical genre scenes featuring cavaliers and elegantly dressed ladies. Like Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, who was a great influence, Lesrel’s style was derived from a study of seventeenth century Dutch painting and is characterised by its painstaking technique and attention to details of dress, furnishings and accessories.
Lesrel exhibited regularly at the Salon, the State sponsored exhibition held annually in May, in all its forms throughout his career. He won an honourable mention at the Salon of 1889. He was a member of the Société des Artistes Français from 1885 and he became an associate of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts from its foundation in 1890. He continued to exhibit regularly at the Salons of both societies once they split in 1891. In England, he exhibited many works at the Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery in London. He is last recorded sending works from his home in Genets to England in 1921.
Lesrel exhibited regularly at the Salon, the State sponsored exhibition held annually in May, in all its forms throughout his career. He won an honourable mention at the Salon of 1889. He was a member of the Société des Artistes Français from 1885 and he became an associate of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts from its foundation in 1890. He continued to exhibit regularly at the Salons of both societies once they split in 1891. In England, he exhibited many works at the Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery in London. He is last recorded sending works from his home in Genets to England in 1921.