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Gustave Moreau
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- Gustave Moreau
- A costume design: Phaon, in the opera Sappho
- Pencil;
signed with initials lower left and inscribed lower right: variante pour le costume de / Phaon - opéra de Sapho - 228 by 167 mm
Provenance
Roger Marx (art critic and director of the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris);
The heirs of the above (L. 1800b);
sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 18-19 May 1925, lot 443;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 11 December 1969, lot 129;
Private Collection,
from which acquired by the late owner
The heirs of the above (L. 1800b);
sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 18-19 May 1925, lot 443;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 11 December 1969, lot 129;
Private Collection,
from which acquired by the late owner
Literature
P.-L. Mathieu, Gustave Moreau. Sa vie, son œuvre. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre achevé, Freiburg, 1976, no. 302;
P.-L. Mathieu, Gustave Moreau: Monographie et nouveau catalogue de l'œuvre achevé, Paris, 1998, p. 383, no. 338, reproduced
P.-L. Mathieu, Gustave Moreau: Monographie et nouveau catalogue de l'œuvre achevé, Paris, 1998, p. 383, no. 338, reproduced
Condition
Executed on wove paper, which is not fully laid down but is attached at points along the edges to the backing sheet. This work is in good original condition and ready to hang.
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 in 1883.