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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Camille Sennegon, artist's nephew
- oil on canvas
- 16 3/4 by 13 3/4 in.
- 42.5 by 35 cm
Provenance
Camille Sennegon
Henri Sennegon (acquired from the above, his brother, by descent)
Jules Chamouillet (acquired from the above, his uncle, by descent)
Paul Chamouillet (acquired from the above, his father, by descent)
Mireille Chamouillet (acquired from the above, her father, by descent)
Private collection
Henri Sennegon (acquired from the above, his brother, by descent)
Jules Chamouillet (acquired from the above, his uncle, by descent)
Paul Chamouillet (acquired from the above, his father, by descent)
Mireille Chamouillet (acquired from the above, her father, by descent)
Private collection
Literature
Alfred Robaut, L'Oeuvre de Corot: catalogue raisonné et illustré, Paris, 1905, vol. II, no. 254, p. 88
Claude Bernheim de Villers, Corot: peintre des figures, Paris, 1930, cited under no. 42
Corot, exh. cat., Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 1996, cited in "Chronology," p. 21
Corot, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1996-1997, cited in "Chronology," p. 411
Vincent Pomarède, Corot, Paris, 1996, p. 237
Rodolphe Walter, Corot à Mantes, Paris, 1997, p. 8
Vincent Pomarède and Gerard De Wallens, "Corot, Camille," Saur Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon. Die bildenden Kunstler aller Zeiten und Volker, Munich and Leipzig, 1999, XXI, p. 280
Pierre Dieterle, Martin Dieterle, and Claire Lebeau, Corot: cinquième supplément a l'Oeuvre de Corot par A. Robaut et Moreau-Nélaton, Editions Floury, Paris, 1905, Paris, 2002, no. 21, pp. 24-5, illustrated
"Am Romerholz," The Secret Armoire: Corot's Figure Paintings and the World of Reading, exh. cat., Oskar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur, 2011, cited in essay by V. Pomarède, "Corot the Figure Painter," p. 25; and in "Biography" by V. Pomarède, p. 171
Claude Bernheim de Villers, Corot: peintre des figures, Paris, 1930, cited under no. 42
Corot, exh. cat., Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 1996, cited in "Chronology," p. 21
Corot, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1996-1997, cited in "Chronology," p. 411
Vincent Pomarède, Corot, Paris, 1996, p. 237
Rodolphe Walter, Corot à Mantes, Paris, 1997, p. 8
Vincent Pomarède and Gerard De Wallens, "Corot, Camille," Saur Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon. Die bildenden Kunstler aller Zeiten und Volker, Munich and Leipzig, 1999, XXI, p. 280
Pierre Dieterle, Martin Dieterle, and Claire Lebeau, Corot: cinquième supplément a l'Oeuvre de Corot par A. Robaut et Moreau-Nélaton, Editions Floury, Paris, 1905, Paris, 2002, no. 21, pp. 24-5, illustrated
"Am Romerholz," The Secret Armoire: Corot's Figure Paintings and the World of Reading, exh. cat., Oskar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur, 2011, cited in essay by V. Pomarède, "Corot the Figure Painter," p. 25; and in "Biography" by V. Pomarède, p. 171
Condition
This painting has been lined. There is craqualure throughout the composition, although the paint layer is stable and the surface is clean. Under UV, old inpainting filling the craquelure fluoresces, and is concentrated in the sitter's coat.
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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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.