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Jean Béraud
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean Béraud
- Portrait présumé de Marthe Mellot, actrice de la Comédie Française
- signed Jean Béraud lower right
- pastel on paper
- 45 by 34cm., 17¾ by 13¼in. (image size)
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 14 June 1995, lot 348
Literature
P. Offenstadt, Jean Béraud 1849-1936. The Belle Epoque: A Dream of Times Gone By, Cologne, 1999, p. 280, no. 372; p. 281
Condition
The sheet is hinged at the upper left and upper right corners. As visible in the catalogue illustration, some of the pigments in the figure's skin tone have discoloured with age. Held in a black-painted modern frame, with a white mount.
"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
After training at Gustave Worms' class at the Paris Conservatoire, Marthe Mellot (1870-1947) had a successful acting career on the stage and screen.