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Camille Pissarro
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Camille Pissarro
- Marché
- Stamped with the initials C.P. (Lugt 613e) and inscribed indistinctly marché Bruxelles (lower right); inscribed 80c (lower left)
- Watercolor over pencil and charcoal on paper
- 11 3/8 by 8 7/8 in.
- 29 by 22.7 cm.
- Executed circa 1894.
Provenance
Rudolf Serkin, New York
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
The sheet has some minor abrasions along the extreme edges. The colors are fresh and vibrant. There is glue residue along the far edges of the verso.
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.
Catalogue Note
Camille Pissarro traveled with his son Félix to Belgium in July 1894. The day after arriving in Belgium, the President of France, Sadi Carnot, was assasinated by the Italian anarchist Santo Jeronimo Caserio. Given the elder Pissarro's political sympathies, he elected to extend his one week stay in Belgium to almost four months, including a week in Brussels.
The present work likely depicts a market in front of the Church of St. Catherine, located a short walk from Pissarro's lodgings in Brussels at the Hôtel du Grand Mirroir. This work appears to be unique in his oeuvre.
The present work likely depicts a market in front of the Church of St. Catherine, located a short walk from Pissarro's lodgings in Brussels at the Hôtel du Grand Mirroir. This work appears to be unique in his oeuvre.