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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- DUNKERQUE: L'ARRIÈRE-PORT
- signed Corot (lower centre)
- oil on canvas
- 24 by 39cm., 9½ by 15¼in.
Provenance
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Vente Corot, 14th April 1858, lot 19
Adolphe-Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume (purchased at the above sale (Geoffroy-Dechaume, (1816-1892), sculpted the memorial to Corot at Ville d'Avray, and also worked on the restoration of French Gothic Cathedrals, notably the Sainte-Chapelle and Notre Dame de Paris); sale: Paris, 14th April 1893, lot 5)
Douglas William Freshfield (1845-1934, British lawyer, mountaineer and author)
Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere (acquired from the estate of the above on 5th December 1934)
Roger Wethered (acquired from the above on 22nd October 1941)
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London
The 9th Earl of Jersey, Jersey (acquired from the above on 30th July 1945)
Thence by descent to the present owners
Adolphe-Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume (purchased at the above sale (Geoffroy-Dechaume, (1816-1892), sculpted the memorial to Corot at Ville d'Avray, and also worked on the restoration of French Gothic Cathedrals, notably the Sainte-Chapelle and Notre Dame de Paris); sale: Paris, 14th April 1893, lot 5)
Douglas William Freshfield (1845-1934, British lawyer, mountaineer and author)
Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere (acquired from the estate of the above on 5th December 1934)
Roger Wethered (acquired from the above on 22nd October 1941)
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London
The 9th Earl of Jersey, Jersey (acquired from the above on 30th July 1945)
Thence by descent to the present owners
Exhibited
Paris, École des Beaux-Arts, Exposition de l'œuvre de Corot, 1875, no. 175 (titled Vue de Dunkerque)
St. Helier, Jersey Museum and Art Gallery, Barreau Art Gallery, Old Masters from Jersey Collections, 1952 (organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain – South Eastern Region), no. 8
Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, How Impressionism Began, 1960 (organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain Welsh Committee), no. 2 (titled Dunkirk: Behind the Harbour)
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Corot, a Loan Exhibition, 1963, no. 30, illustrated in the catalogue
St. Helier, Jersey Museum and Art Gallery, Barreau Art Gallery, Old Masters from Jersey Collections, 1952 (organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain – South Eastern Region), no. 8
Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, How Impressionism Began, 1960 (organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain Welsh Committee), no. 2 (titled Dunkirk: Behind the Harbour)
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Corot, a Loan Exhibition, 1963, no. 30, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Alfred Robaut, L'Œuvre de Corot, Catalogue Raisonné et IIlustré, Paris, 1905, vol. II, no. 767, catalogued p. 252; illustrated p. 253
Condition
The canvas has been relined. Ultraviolet light reveals a minor circa 1 by 3cm area of retouching in the extreme lower right corner of the composition and some tiny scattered spots, primarily in the lower right quadrant of the sky. There are minor fine lines of craquelure visible under close inspection in some of the dark pigments. This painting is in overall good condition and is ready to hang.
Held in a decorative gilt frame with a nameplate.
The colours in the catalogue illustration are overall accurate, however the colours are somewhat subtler in reality.
"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."