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Charles-Joseph Natoire
Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Charles-Joseph Natoire
- Diana and her companions bathing, surprised by Actaeon
- Red chalk, within pen and brown ink framing lines;
signed in pen and brown ink lower right: c. natoire - 11 3/8 x 9 1/8 inches
Literature
Susanna Caviglia-Brunel, Charles-Joseph Natoire, Paris 2012, p. 214 , no. D. 118bis, reproduced
Condition
Laid down on two old mounts, with black ink framing lines. Some light foxing scattered overall.
Sold unframed
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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
Susanna Caviglia-Brunel has kindly confirmed the attribution to Natoire and has included this fresh and beautiful drawing in her recent monograph on the artist. She believes it to be an early work executed at the beginning of the 1730s. Natoire treated the subject of Diana surprised by Actaeon several times in his career. It is interesting to note very close similarities to his painting of the same subject, now in a private collection and datable circa 1735. The figure of Diana almost at the center of that painting and the large decorative vase in the foreground are very close to the present sheet (fig. 1).1
1. Susanna Caviglia-Brunel, op. cit., p. 228, no. p. 41, and p. 113, reproduced in color
1. Susanna Caviglia-Brunel, op. cit., p. 228, no. p. 41, and p. 113, reproduced in color