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Redouté, Pierre Joseph
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Redouté, Pierre Joseph
- Clerododrum viscosum. From Jardin de la Malmaison. Original watercolour signed. c. 1802
- Signed lower left
- Pencil drawing and watercolor on vellum
- 17 1/4 x 12 1/8 inches
Watercolor over pencil and pencil on vellum (18 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.; 478 x 343 mm), backed with paper, signed lower left "Peint par P.J. Redouté".
Provenance
Jean-Pierre Selz Gallery, New York, June 4, 1979 (gallery label on the back)
Literature
Dunthorne 255; Great Flower Books 147; Hunt/Redouteana 12; Nissen, BBI 2049; Pritzel 9734; Stafleu & Cowan 16.007; cf. Oak Spring Flora 61
Condition
Pencil drawing and watercolor on vellum (17 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.; 438 x 307 mm), signed lower left.
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
Original watercolour of the clerododrum viscosum, published in Redouté's first great opus Jardin de la Malmaison (Paris, 1803). The publication of Jardin de la Malmaison was sponsored by the Empress Josephine.
Although original watercolours for Redouté's Liliacées or Roses have appeared on the market, there are no sale records available for watercolours from Jardin de la Malmaison.