Lot 417
  • 417

Eugène Boudin

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Eugène Louis Boudin
  • Honfleur, le port, le matin
  • Stamped E. Boudin (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 17 7/8 by 24 in.
  • 45.4 by 61 cm

Provenance

Atelier Boudin, Paris (and sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 20-21, 1899, lot 110)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 4, 1920, lot 7
J.L. Parsons
Knoedler & Co., New York
Sam Salz, Inc., New York
August Franzen, New York
Sale: Parke-Bernet, New York, March 27, 1963, lot 92
Theodore E. Cummings, Beverly Hills (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 22, 1966, lot 56)
Arthur Murray (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, New York (acquired circa 1975)
Thence by descent

Literature

Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, vol. III, Paris, 1973, no. 3039, illustrated p. 172

Condition

The canvas has been lined. Under UV light: thin vertical strokes of inpainting are visible to the center of the sky as well as some scattered nailhead- and pindot-sized spots of inpainting primarily in the sky at upper right. The work is in overall very 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.
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