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Edmund Blair Leighton
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Edmund Blair Leighton
- Yes or No?
- signed E BLAIR LEIGHTON. and dated 1890. (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 37 by 20 1/8 in.
- 93.9 by 51.1 cm
Provenance
T. Burchell, esq. (before 1928)
Sale: Christie’s, London, May 4, 1928
H & P de Casseres (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, Antwerp
Sale: Christie’s, London, May 4, 1928
H & P de Casseres (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, Antwerp
Condition
This painting is in original unlined condition. Craquelure is visible in areas throughout the composition, as well as faint bucking of the canvas and minor frame abrasions along the top edge. Under UV, old varnish fluoresces green, with minor inpainting visible along the top edge. There may be evidence of restoration seen on the reverse of the canvas in an area of adhesive in what corresponds to the upper right corner of the composition.
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.