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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Landscape with Cows
- pen and ink over pencil on paper
- 12 by 18 1/8 in.; 30.5 by 46 cm.
- Executed near Fontainebleau circa 1835.
Provenance
Private collection, France
Erich Maria Remarque
Sale: Personal Property from the Estate of Marlene Dietrich, Sotheby's, New York, November 1, 1997, lot 123A
Acquired at the above sale
Erich Maria Remarque
Sale: Personal Property from the Estate of Marlene Dietrich, Sotheby's, New York, November 1, 1997, lot 123A
Acquired at the above sale
Condition
Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Three vertical tears visible along the top edge. Repaired loss upper right corner. Foxing and toning throughout. Light and mat stain. Small spots and areas of discolorations across the surface. Hard vertical crease extending from the center of the lower edge 4 inches into the composition. Hard vertical crease extending from the lower left edge, almost parallel to the lower edge. Three diagonal creases extending from the right edge into the composition. The sheet is in overall fair 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 drawing may be related to Corot's 1846 oil on canvas Vue prise dans la fôret de Fontainebleau now in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (acc. no. 90.199).