Lot 14
  • 14

Stanislas Lépine

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Stanislas Lépine
  • La Seine à Charenton
  • Signed S. Lepine (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 10 1/8 by 20 1/4 in.; 25.7 by 51.4 cm
  • Painted circa 1869-75.

Provenance

Pontremoli Collection, Paris
Mme. Trenel, Paris (acquired by descent from the above) 
Private Collection (and sold: Drouot Montaigne, Paris, June 22, 1990, lot 56, titled Bord de rivière)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Robert & Manuel Schmit, Stanislas Lépine, 1835-1892: Catalogue Raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 1993, no. 361, illustrated p. 151

Condition

Oil on canvas, lined. Surface in generally good condition, aside from pressed from lining and slightly abraded from old cleaning. Old varnish remains over signature. Faint widely spaced pressed craquelure. Some old visible repaint, mainly at horizon line right edge. Under UV light; a few small areas of old repaint, including aforementioned area.
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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