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Bernard Cathelin
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Bernard Cathelin
- Automne aux Rebattières
- Signed Cathelin and dated 60 (lower left); titled and dated Drome - September 60 (on the reverse)
- Oil on canvas
- 57 1/2 by 100 3/4 in.
- 146 by 256 cm
- Painted in September 1960.
Provenance
Sale: Clars Auction Gallery, Oakland, February 17, 2013, lot 2289
Acquired from the above
Acquired from the above
Condition
Oil on canvas, not lined. Canvas is slightly slack on the stretcher, edges are worn. Some minor bumping visible in upper right corner. Surface in generally good condition, some scattered areas of loss, particularly around the extreme edges from framing. Scattered fine craquelure visible throughout the canvas, particularly in areas of thickly applied paint.
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
Les Rebattières was owned by the artist's mother and surrounded by the beautiful Drôme landscape, an area of France that is rich in greenery. Cathelin loved this place, his native country, and often went there to rest and work.