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Jean Béraud
Estimate
35,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Béraud
- Couple devant une bijouterie
- dedicated and signed à mon ami Poirson/Jean Béraud (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 12 3/4 by 16 in.
- 32.5 by 40.5 cm
Provenance
Maurice Poirson (1850-1882)
Paul Poirson (by descent from the above, his half-brother)
Thence by descent to the present owners
Paul Poirson (by descent from the above, his half-brother)
Thence by descent to the present owners
Condition
Unlined. Surface is dirty. Small accretions on surface at lower left. Under UV: Fine lines of inpainting to address craquelure and additional brushy areas at upper and lower left.
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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
The present lot was given by Jean Béraud to his good friend, Maurice Poirson — an artist in his own right who, tragically, died at an early age and left no heirs. An article in Le Gaulois, published December 16, 1882, describes his passing as a disaster for the art community of Paris and chronicles the guests who came to pay their respects at the Église de Saint-François de Sales on the Boulevard Berthier, including Béraud (see lots 2, 4, 5, 56, 57 and 59), Jules Bastien-Lepage, Alexandre Cabanel (his teacher, see lot 72), Edgar Degas, Jean-Léon Gérôme (see lots 11, 17 and 67) Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Jehan-Georges Vibert (see lots 51 and 52) among many others — a veritable "who’s who" of the Belle Époque in Paris.
After his death, this painting was left to Maurice’s half-brother, Paul Poirson, as was his studio on the Boulevard Berthier. Paul subsequently rented the studio to John Singer Sargeant, from whom he would accept a fine portrait of his wife, Madame Paul Poirson (1885, Detroit Institute of Arts), in lieu of payment. Couple devant une bijouterie, which likely features the Ravaut jewellery shop which was on rue de la Paix in Paris, has since been passed down through generations of the Poirson family.
After his death, this painting was left to Maurice’s half-brother, Paul Poirson, as was his studio on the Boulevard Berthier. Paul subsequently rented the studio to John Singer Sargeant, from whom he would accept a fine portrait of his wife, Madame Paul Poirson (1885, Detroit Institute of Arts), in lieu of payment. Couple devant une bijouterie, which likely features the Ravaut jewellery shop which was on rue de la Paix in Paris, has since been passed down through generations of the Poirson family.