- 831
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Woman with Red Coiled Braid (Tête de Femme Vue de Dos)
- oil on canvas
- 10 by 6 3/4 in.; 25.4 by 17.2 cm
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, Monaco, June 20 & 21, 1987, lot 754
Sale: Christie's, New York, October 24, 1990, lot 111
Sale: Christie's, New York, October 24, 1990, lot 111
Literature
Gerald M. Ackerman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, monographie révisée, catalogue raisonné mis à jour, Paris, 2000, p. 214, no. 16.5, illustrated p. 215
Condition
Oil on canvas, unlined. The surface is in overall good condition aside from some minor scuffs to the center of the subjects coiled bun and towards the top of her head. Additional small scuff in the lower left corner. Under UV light there is an area of brushed darker florescence in the subject right shoulder. A few small scattered short lines of fluorescence. Framed and ready to hang.
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
Gerald Ackerman suggests that the present work is a preparatory sketch for a figure in either Saint Vincent de Paul (1847, Musée Garret, Vesoul) or Les Pestiférés de Marseille (1854, Chapelle de Saint Jérôme, Saint-Séverin, Paris)