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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Un Lac de l'Oberland
- with the Vente Corot stamp lower left (Lugt 461); also with the Vente Corot wax seal on the reverse
- oil on canvas laid on panel
- 22.5 by 36cm., 9 by 14¼in.
Provenance
Estate of the artist (sale: Vente Corot, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 31 May-2 June 1875, lot 328 (as Le Lac noir, près du lac de Brientz; fond de hautes montagnes))
M. Rousset (purchased at the above sale; sale: 28 March 1879)
Le Comte Armand Doria (purchased at the above sale; sale: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 4-5 May 1899, lot 96)
Henri Rouart, Paris (purchased at the above sale; sale: Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Paris, 12 December 1912, lot 134)
M. Chialiva, Paris (by 1912)
Galerie Nathan, Zurich
Robert Vatter, Bern (by 1960)
M. Rousset (purchased at the above sale; sale: 28 March 1879)
Le Comte Armand Doria (purchased at the above sale; sale: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 4-5 May 1899, lot 96)
Henri Rouart, Paris (purchased at the above sale; sale: Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Paris, 12 December 1912, lot 134)
M. Chialiva, Paris (by 1912)
Galerie Nathan, Zurich
Robert Vatter, Bern (by 1960)
Exhibited
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Ausländische Kunst in Zurich, 1943, no. 44 (as Am Thunersee)
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Corot, 1960, no. 38
Geneva, Musée Rath, Corot en Suisse, 2010-11, no. 11, illustrated in the catalogue
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Corot, 1960, no. 38
Geneva, Musée Rath, Corot en Suisse, 2010-11, no. 11, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Alfred Robaut, L'Œuvre de Corot: Catalogue raisonné et illustré, Paris, 1905, vol. II, p. 148, no. 408, catalogued (as Un Lac de l'Oberland (Thoune ou Brienz)); p. 149, illustrated; vol. IV, p. 231, catalogued & illustrated (in the listing of the Vente Corot)
L'Esprit nouveau, June 1921, illustrated
Elie Faure, Corot, Paris, 1931, pl. 39, illustrated
Daniel Baud-Bovy, Corot, Geneva, 1957, p. 166, pl. 39, illustrated
L'Esprit nouveau, June 1921, illustrated
Elie Faure, Corot, Paris, 1931, pl. 39, illustrated
Daniel Baud-Bovy, Corot, Geneva, 1957, p. 166, pl. 39, illustrated
Condition
The canvas has been laid on panel (before the 1875 estate sale, and possibly by the artist). Some light frame rubbing is visible at the extreme edges. Ultraviolet light reveals some scattered very small spots of retouching chiefly in the dark pigments of the foliage in the centre and to the left. This painting is in good condition, and is ready to hang.
Held in a decorative gilt 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
Painted circa 1842, the present work most probably depicts Lake Thun. Corot is thought to have been in the Bernese Oberland in June and July of that year.