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Aureliano de Beruete
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Aureliano de Beruete
- Alrededores de Madrid (On the Outskirts of Madrid)
- signed A de Beruete lower left
- oil on canvas
- 26 by 47cm., 10¼ by 18½in.
Provenance
Acquired by the family of the present owner in 1954; thence by descent
Exhibited
Madrid, Casa Sorolla, Aureliano de Beruete, 1912, no. 542
Condition
The canvas has not been lined. Ultraviolet light reveals a small old restoration in the left of the sky above the grey cloud (with a circa 5 by 2.5cm patch on the reverse) and a few scattered small spots of retouching primarily in the sky. This painting is in good overall condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a decorative gilt frame with an painted inner accent.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Trained as a lawyer and an active politician, as well as a painter Beruete was also a writer, author of studies on Diego Velázquez and Joaquín Sorolla, and keen art collector. As an artist he was inspired by the Barbizon school of painters, and a follower of Carlos de Haes. With Martín Rico and Joaquín Sorolla, he became one of the leading Spanish landscape painters of his generation.