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Jehan Georges Vibert
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Jehan Georges Vibert
- The Committee on Moral Books
- signed J. G. Vibert. (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 17 3/4 by 25 1/2 in.
- 45 by 64.7 cm
Provenance
Gov. Milton S. Latham, San Francisco, California (by 1878 and sold, his sale, George A. Leavitt & Co., Chickering Hall, New York, March 28, 1878, lot 78)
William H. Vanderbilt, New York
George Washington Vanderbilt II, New York (by descent from the above, his father)
Brigadier General Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York (by descent from the above, his uncle and sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, April 18-19, 1945, lot 135, illustrated)
Private Collection, New York
Thence by descent
William H. Vanderbilt, New York
George Washington Vanderbilt II, New York (by descent from the above, his father)
Brigadier General Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York (by descent from the above, his uncle and sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, April 18-19, 1945, lot 135, illustrated)
Private Collection, New York
Thence by descent
Exhibited
New York, W. H. Vanderbilt's Collection of Paintings, 640 Fifth Avenue, (Entrance to the Galleries, no. 1, West 51st Street), n.d. (public viewing of the Vanderbilt collection, the present work hanging in the "First Gallery" as "painting 136")
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, circa 1902-1920 (on loan from Geroge W. Vanderbilt)
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, circa 1902-1920 (on loan from Geroge W. Vanderbilt)
Literature
Edward Strahan, ed., The Art Treasures of America, Philadelphia, 1879, vol. II, p. 114; in the 1977 facsimile edition vol. III, p. 105, 108, sketch after the painting illustrated p. 103
Edward Strahan [Earl Shinn], Mr. Vanderbilt's House and Collection. 4 vols, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, 1883-84, p. 63, n.p. illustrated
Jehan Georges Vibert, La comédie en peinture, Paris, 1902, pp. 176-8
Eric M. Zafran, Cavaliers and Cardinals, Nineteenth Century French Anecdotal Paintings, exh. cat., Taft Museum, Cincinnati, 1992, p. 20, the engraving illustrated fig. 25
Edward Strahan [Earl Shinn], Mr. Vanderbilt's House and Collection. 4 vols, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, 1883-84, p. 63, n.p. illustrated
Jehan Georges Vibert, La comédie en peinture, Paris, 1902, pp. 176-8
Eric M. Zafran, Cavaliers and Cardinals, Nineteenth Century French Anecdotal Paintings, exh. cat., Taft Museum, Cincinnati, 1992, p. 20, the engraving illustrated fig. 25
Condition
This painting is unlined and in clean, original condition. Under UV, varnish fluoresces green unevenly, there is a small area of inpainting in the floor to address craquellure and other isolated inpainting in the left side of the composition.
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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.