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Eugène Fromentin
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Eugène Fromentin
- Audience chez un Khalifat (Sahara)
- signed Eug Fromentin lower left
- oil on panel
- 34 by 53.5cm., 13½ by 21in.
Provenance
Horowitz collection (sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 10 December 1958, lot 70)
C. Hills
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 17 October 1991, lot 24
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
C. Hills
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 17 October 1991, lot 24
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
Oil on cradled panel, which is flat and even. Apart from a few minor spots of retouching visible under UV light, notably a spot in the centre and a couple near the centre of the extreme left edge, and a varnish that has yellowed slightly with age, this work is overall in good condition.
Held in a decorative gold-painted wood and plaster frame
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
Two larger versions of this composition are recorded: the first was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1859; the second was painted a year later, in 1860 (illustrated in James Thompson and Barbara Wright, La Vie et l'oeuvre d'Eugène Fromentin, Paris, 1987, p. 171).