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Eugène Boudin
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Eugène Louis Boudin
- Cour et écurie d'un loueur
- Signed E. Boudin. (lower left)
- Oil on panel
- 9 1/4 by 12 5/8 in.
- 23.5 by 32.1 cm
Provenance
Dormeuil, Paris (and sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 10, 1936, no. 75)
Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired at the above sale and until 1940)
Galerie Bernier, Paris
Fritz & Peter Nathan, Zurich
E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia (and sold: Christie's, New York, November 15, 1983, lot 1)
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg & Mrs. Lois Lautenberg, New Jersey (acquired in 1984)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired at the above sale and until 1940)
Galerie Bernier, Paris
Fritz & Peter Nathan, Zurich
E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia (and sold: Christie's, New York, November 15, 1983, lot 1)
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg & Mrs. Lois Lautenberg, New Jersey (acquired in 1984)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Washington, National Gallery of Art, French Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, 1966, no. 24
Literature
Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, vol. II, Paris, 1973, no. 2120, illustrated p. 310
Condition
Executed on cradled panel and the panel is sound. Surface is slightly uneven with horizontal lines running across it, visible in raking light and there is a faint surface scratch visible running vertically at top right. Under UV light: several thin and minor brushstrokes of inpainting are visible primarily to the center right of the composition as well as along the bottom left edge and bottom right corner. The work is in good condition.
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.
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.