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Camille Pissarro
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Camille Pissarro
- Effet de pluie au Valhermeil, Auvers-sur-oise
- signed C. Pissarro and dated 81 (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 38.8 by 46.4cm., 15⅛ by 18¼in.
Provenance
Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired directly from the artist in April 1888)
Mme de La Chapelle, Paris (acquired from the above in April 1937)
Dr Alfred Gold, Paris (acquired circa May 1937)
Sam Salz, New York (acquired circa September 1937)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 30th March 1938, lot 26
Galerie Max Kaganovitch, Paris (purchased at the above sale)
George Bigar, New York (acquired circa 1950)
David B. Findlay, New York
Douglass Boshkoff, Bloomington, Indiana (acquired from the above in 1965)
Peter Findlay Gallery, New York (acquired from the above circa 1993)
Simon Capstick-Dale, New York (acquired from the above)
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1998; sale: Sotheby's, London, 25th June 2009, lot 226)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Mme de La Chapelle, Paris (acquired from the above in April 1937)
Dr Alfred Gold, Paris (acquired circa May 1937)
Sam Salz, New York (acquired circa September 1937)
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 30th March 1938, lot 26
Galerie Max Kaganovitch, Paris (purchased at the above sale)
George Bigar, New York (acquired circa 1950)
David B. Findlay, New York
Douglass Boshkoff, Bloomington, Indiana (acquired from the above in 1965)
Peter Findlay Gallery, New York (acquired from the above circa 1993)
Simon Capstick-Dale, New York (acquired from the above)
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1998; sale: Sotheby's, London, 25th June 2009, lot 226)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Max Kaganovitch, Œuvres choisies des XIXe et XXe siècles, 1938, no. 31
Literature
Ludovic Rodo-Pissarro & Lionello Pissarro, Camille Pissarro, son art - son œuvre, Paris, 1939, vol. I, no. 533, p. 156; vol. II, no. 533, illustrated pl. 109
Joachim Pissarro & Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue critique des peintures, Paris, 2005, vol. II, no. 668, illustrated in colour p. 447
Joachim Pissarro & Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue critique des peintures, Paris, 2005, vol. II, no. 668, illustrated in colour p. 447
Condition
The canvas is lined. UV examination reveals some scattered small spots of retouching in the sky, most concentrated in the centre left area and where the paint layers are thinnest. There is some minor frame abrasion to the extreme outer edges. The colours and fresh and bright throughout and this work is in overall good condition.
"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."