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Claude Venard
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Claude Venard
- Les Oliviers
- Signed C. Venard and dated 65 (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 18 1/8 by 21 5/8 in.
- 46 by 55 cm
- Painted in 1965.
Provenance
Galerie Romanet, Paris (according to a stamp on the reverse of the canvas and on the stretcher)
Condition
Oil on canvas, not lined. Surface in generally good condition, colors are bright and fresh. Some slight bumping in the canvas in areas of thickly applied paint. Some surface dirt and dirty varnish. A few think lines of fine craquelure scattered throughout the composition. One associated loss and flaking visible in upper right hand corner. One 1/8 inch loss visible at extreme lower left edge, likely from frame abrasion. Under UV light; no apparent inpainting visible.
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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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.