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William Merritt Chase
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- William Merritt Chase
- Normannisches Mädchen (Girl in the National Dress of Normandy)
- oil on canvas
- 21 3/4 by 18 inches
- (55.3 by 45.7 cm)
- Painted in 1876.
Provenance
Private Collection, Pennsylvania
Exhibited
Munich Crystal Palace (Glaspalast), 1876, no. 1
Literature
Ronald G. Pisano, William Merritt Chase: The Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work/Portraits in Oil, vol. 2, New Haven and London, 2006, no. OP.39, p. 16, illustrated
Condition
Oil on canvas, canvas is not lined. Surface: In very good condition aside from a very fine, stable network of craquelure on the bodice of the girls dress. UNDER UV: A few scattered dots and dashes of inpainting, face is free of inpainting or restoration.
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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.
Catalogue Note
This work was completed during Chase's student years of study in Munich from 1872-1878.