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Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
- Laveuses, deux figures, petit pont du Ru Chailly
- signed L.Lhermitte (lower left)
- pastel on paper laid down on canvas
- 16 1/8 by 22 1/2 in.; 41 by 57 cm.
Provenance
Sale: London, Christie's, July 1, 1999, lot 820
Condition
Pastel on paper mounted on canvas. The paper has been treated like a canvas; the edges have been folded over a stretched canvas and glued to the stretcher bars on the verso. Surface dirt. Minor rubbing at the extreme edges. Minor pulling and rippling especially at the corners. There are areas of the work in which the paper is visible between the pastel. In overall 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.
Catalogue Note
The present work is a variant of Lhermitte's pastel, Le Rue Chailly (see M. Le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte, catalogue raisonné, Paris 1991, p. 276, no. 677). According to the Christie's sale catalogue, this was to be included in Le Pelley Fonteny's supplement to her catalogue raisonné as no. PA 677A.