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Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau
- By the Seaside
- signed Elizabeth Gardner (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 21 1/2 by 16 1/2 in.
- 54.5 by 42 cm
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, London, 1928, March 12, 1928, lot 92
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent (and sold, Bukowskis, Stockholm, May 30, 2006, lot 0297A, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent (and sold, Bukowskis, Stockholm, May 30, 2006, lot 0297A, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
Unlined. Widely patterned craquelure through surface and corresponding to stretcher bar mark. Small loss to the right of woman's head. Under UV: Possible inpaintig to woman's thumb.
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 smaller version of Gardner’s By the Seaside, exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1912 and now held by the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska. Though by this time married to William Bouguereau, the artist signs the present work with her maiden name suggesting it may have been painted on informal request (versus the use of her full name reserved for professional commissions). The stamp of L. Aube is clearly visible on the work’s reverse; the art supplier was located around the corner from the Bouguereaus' Paris home on La rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs.