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Jean-Baptiste Charpentier
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Jean-Baptiste Charpentier
- A Boy, seated three-quarter length, beside a Table with Cards and A Girl, seated three-quarter length, holding a book; A Pair of Paintings
- oil on canvas
- each: 28 3/4 by 23 1/4 in.; 73 by 59 cm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's New York, January 28, 1998, lot 197 (as French School, circa 1790).
Condition
Boy - The canvas is not lined. The surface is in generally good condition aside from dirty varnish; widely spaced craquelure; slight lifting of paint top edge and upper left quadrant especially 1 1/2 by 3 inch area of blistering possibly from heat. Paint loss bottom center and surface dirt below tabletop. Small area of pigment separation lower right. Under UV; scattered small spots of inpainting throughout.
Girl - The canvas id not lined. The surface is in generally good condition aside from faint occasional craquelure and a dirty old varnish. Under UV; a few scattered spot of repaint mainly in the sky.
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.