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Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
- Le Berger et son Troupeau, Le Soir
- signed L. Lhermitte (lower left)
- pastel on stretched paper
- 21 1/4 by 23 1/4 in.
- 53.9 by 59 cm
Provenance
Boussod, Valadon & Cie (no. 14967)
Montaignac Collection
Mme E. W. Bass, New York (and sold, American Art Association, New York, January 15, 1920, lot 123)
Howard Young (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection (acquired between 1930-1940)
Thence by descent through the family to the present owner
Montaignac Collection
Mme E. W. Bass, New York (and sold, American Art Association, New York, January 15, 1920, lot 123)
Howard Young (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection (acquired between 1930-1940)
Thence by descent through the family to the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Exposition des Pastellistes, 1891, no. 91 (as Retour des troupeaux le soir)
Literature
Roger-Milès, Le Soir, April 4, 1891
Marcel Fouquier, le XIXe siècle, April 6, 1891
Charles Fremine, le Rappel, April 6, 1891
New York Herald, April 6, 1891
P. Bar, Gazette, April 10, 1891
E. Cardon, Moniteur des arts, April 10, 1891
F. R., Queen, April 11, 1891
Ulric De Ponvielle, Journal des Beaux-Arts, April 12, 1891
Victor De Saint-Cast, Conseiller des mères, April 15, 1891
Marcel Fouquier, Indépendence belge, April 20, 1891
Journal de Château-Theirry, April 22, 1891
L. Bres, l'Art, May, 1891
Lees Frederic, The Artist, 1898, p. 91
Monique le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925), catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1991, p. 216, no. 312, illustrated
Marcel Fouquier, le XIXe siècle, April 6, 1891
Charles Fremine, le Rappel, April 6, 1891
New York Herald, April 6, 1891
P. Bar, Gazette, April 10, 1891
E. Cardon, Moniteur des arts, April 10, 1891
F. R., Queen, April 11, 1891
Ulric De Ponvielle, Journal des Beaux-Arts, April 12, 1891
Victor De Saint-Cast, Conseiller des mères, April 15, 1891
Marcel Fouquier, Indépendence belge, April 20, 1891
Journal de Château-Theirry, April 22, 1891
L. Bres, l'Art, May, 1891
Lees Frederic, The Artist, 1898, p. 91
Monique le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925), catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1991, p. 216, no. 312, illustrated
Condition
The paper is slightly wavy. Overall the colors are bright and fresh and the pastel well preserved, with some scuffing along margins and through signature.
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
Completed circa 1890, this pastel was followed by Lhermitte's oil painting of the same subject exhibited at the Paris, Salon of 1892, no. 682, a replica in oil once held by the St. Louis Art Museum, and another replica in pastel made for Foques Duparc in 1896.