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Johan Barthold Jongkind
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Johan Barthold Jongkind
- Le Port de Dordrecht au clair de lune
- Signed Jongkind and dated 68 (lower right); titled (on the stretcher)
- Oil on canvas
- 13 3/8 by 16 1/2 in.
- 33.8 by 42 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Paris
Sale: Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, May 13, 1895, lot 14 (titled Un canal en Hollande, clair de lune)
Christian Otto Zieseniss (acquired before 1929)
Sale: Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, May 13, 1895, lot 14 (titled Un canal en Hollande, clair de lune)
Christian Otto Zieseniss (acquired before 1929)
Literature
Adolphe Stein, Sylvie Brame, François Lorenceau & Janine Sinizergues, Jongkind, Catalogue critique de l’oeuvre, Paris, 2003, no. 502, illustrated p. 211
Condition
This painting is in original unlined condition with no apparent issues under UV.
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.
Catalogue Note
The domed spire of Dordrecht's Groothoofd of the left bank of the Maas is visible in the background of the present work. This was a favorite locale of the artist, who painted it at least seven other times between 1868 and 1870.