- 150
Victor-Marie Hugo
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Victor-Marie Hugo
- Castle in a landscape
- Pencil and pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white;
indistinctly inscribed, lower right - 1 5/8 x 4 3/8 inches
- 4 x 11 cm
Provenance
Juliette Drouet (1806-1883, actress and mistress of the artist);
by inheritance to her nephew Louis Koch;
Private Collection, Hamburg,
sale, Hamburg, Hauswedel & Nolte, 12 June 1992, lot 379,
purchased at the above sale by the late owner
by inheritance to her nephew Louis Koch;
Private Collection, Hamburg,
sale, Hamburg, Hauswedel & Nolte, 12 June 1992, lot 379,
purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Brussels, Musée d'Ixelles, Victor Hugo dessinateur, 1999, no. 32, reproduced;
Bad Homburg, Sinclair-Haus, Schichten der Nacht. Arnulf Rainer - Victor Hugo, 2001, no. 115, reproduced;
Weimar, Schiller Museum, Victor Hugo - Visionen eines Schriftstellers, 2008, no. 29, reproduced
Bad Homburg, Sinclair-Haus, Schichten der Nacht. Arnulf Rainer - Victor Hugo, 2001, no. 115, reproduced;
Weimar, Schiller Museum, Victor Hugo - Visionen eines Schriftstellers, 2008, no. 29, reproduced
Literature
Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, exh. cat., Berlin, 1999, p. 405, illustrated
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, exh. cat., Berlin, 1999, p. 404, illustrated
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, exh. cat., Berlin, 1999, p. 404, illustrated
Condition
The sheet has been laid down onto a backing sheet which is in turn attached intermittently to the backboard. There is a small faint crease in the lower left corner and one vertically approximately 10mm from the right edge of the sheet. The work is in good overall condition.
Presented framed and glazed, the edges of the sheet visible and not covered by the mat.
For any questions regarding this lot please contact Richard Lowkes in the 19th Century European Paintings department on 020 7293 5477.
"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
Executed circa 1849.
To be included in the forthcoming Victor Hugo drawings catalogue raisonné by Pierre Georgel.
To be included in the forthcoming Victor Hugo drawings catalogue raisonné by Pierre Georgel.