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Edmond Delescluze
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Edmond Delescluze
- L'Adoration
- signed Ed.Delescluze. / 1929 lower right
- gouache and watercolour on paper laid on board
- 124 by 149cm., 48¾ by 58¾in.
Provenance
Private collection, Brussels (acquired from the artist)
Condition
Paper laid on board which is flat and ensuring a stable support. The overall appearance of the work is very good, colours are bright and there are no visible signs of restoration visible under ultra-violet light. The work is ready to hang.
Presented glazed, in a gilt frame.
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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. 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
Comparable in spirit to James Ensor's Christ's Entry into Jerusalem of 1889, L'Adoration presents a kaleidoscopic religious vision transposed into modern-day Antwerp. Accompanied by an international crowd, ranging from men in Greek, Chinese, and Ottoman national dress, flapper girls in the latest fashions, to a kneeling bishop wearing an elaborate chasuble, the Virgin and Child appear bemused by their celebrity.
As a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels alongside his wife-to-be Suzanne, daughter of Symbolist Emile Fabry, it is highly likely Delescluze would have seen Ensor's painting when it was exhibited for the first time in the city in 1929, the same year the present work was painted. The present work constitutes the central panel of a triptych, flanked by the following lot and a third work, in a private collection.
As a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels alongside his wife-to-be Suzanne, daughter of Symbolist Emile Fabry, it is highly likely Delescluze would have seen Ensor's painting when it was exhibited for the first time in the city in 1929, the same year the present work was painted. The present work constitutes the central panel of a triptych, flanked by the following lot and a third work, in a private collection.