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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A.
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A.
- Joseph, Overseer of Pharaoh's Granaries (study)
- pencil and watercolor heightened with gouache on card
- 16 3/4 by 22 in.
- 42.5 by 55.9 cm
Provenance
James Coats, New York (by 1962)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 18, 1970, lot 160, illustrated
B. J. Cohen, London
Charles Jerdein (and sold, Sotheby's Belgravia, January 1974)
Barbara Leibowits, New York (1977)
Collection of Andy Warhol, New York (and sold, his sale, Sotheby's, New York, April 29 and 30, 1988, lot 2817, illustrated)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 18, 1970, lot 160, illustrated
B. J. Cohen, London
Charles Jerdein (and sold, Sotheby's Belgravia, January 1974)
Barbara Leibowits, New York (1977)
Collection of Andy Warhol, New York (and sold, his sale, Sotheby's, New York, April 29 and 30, 1988, lot 2817, illustrated)
Exhibited
New York, Robert Isaacson Gallery, An Exhibition to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, April-May 1962, no. 24
Literature
Russell Ash, "English Paintings of 1874," Connoisseur, vol. 185, no. 743, January 1974, p. 35, no. 4, illustrated
Vern G. Swanson, The Biography and Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, London, 1990, p. 174
Vern G. Swanson, The Biography and Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, London, 1990, p. 174
Condition
Paper discolored irregularly on the reverse. Minor mat burn along edges along with minor nicks and dents. Minor, faint foxing in isolated areas such as the pharaoh's extended arm and gown.
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 preparatory study for Alma-Tadema's oil painting, Joseph, Overseer of Pharaoh's Granaries (1874, Dahesh Museum of Art), and which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1874. Based on the Old Testament’s Book of Genesis, it depicts Joseph, seated, in his role as the overseer of the royal granaries with a scribe working on the floor next to him, carefully counting each piece of grain.
In the final oil composition, Alma Tadema has filled every surface with Egyptian patterns, motifs and hieroglyphs, and the present work gives insight into how the image is constructed with patterns abstracted into more simple forms.
This watercolor was last sold in these rooms in April, 1988, from the collection of Andy Warhol.