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Émile Bernard
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Émile Bernard
- La Seine à Asnières
- Signed with the initials E.B. and dated 87 (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 18 1/4 by 22 in.
- 46.4 by 56 cm
- Painted in 1887.
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the parents of the present owner in the 1950s
Thence by descent
M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the parents of the present owner in the 1950s
Thence by descent
Literature
Jean-Jacques Luthi, Emile Bernard, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 1982, no. 44, illustrated p. 10
Condition
Oil on canvas, not lined. Canvas is slightly slack on the stretcher. Surface is thinly painted, canvas is also thin. Some bumping at all four corners. Surface in generally good condition, aside from a thin, fine web of craquelure scattered throughout. A few minor areas of pigment separation visible along extreme lower edge. A very faint four inch vertical abrasion visible in lower right hand corner. Under UV light; some inpainting visible at this abrasion and scattered in lower right hand corner.
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.