- 101
François Boucher
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- François Boucher
- Three young women by the edge of a stream (Les trois filles);Return from the fields (Retour des champs)
- Both black chalk within pen and brown ink framing lines
Provenance
Sale, Paris, 3 April 1886, lot 7;
Edmond de Rothschild, Paris;
Maurice de Rothschild, Paris;
with P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1981 (Exhibition of Prints and Drawings 1700-1850, nos. 8a and 8b);
sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 June 1986, lot 163,
where acquired by the present owner
Edmond de Rothschild, Paris;
Maurice de Rothschild, Paris;
with P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1981 (Exhibition of Prints and Drawings 1700-1850, nos. 8a and 8b);
sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 June 1986, lot 163,
where acquired by the present owner
Condition
A: Hinged to the mount at the upper margin. Overall in good condition. A few light brown stains, some located at the left margin, a few more located lower right corner. Black chalk remains strong and general condition very good.
Sold in a carved and gilded frame.
B: Hinged to mount at upper margin. Some brown staining around the edges of the sheet, more concentrated at the upper margin. Also a few light brown stains clustered around the young girl's head. Black chalk remains strong.
Sold in carved and gilded frame.
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
A key element in Boucher's extraordinarily successful artistic business was the production of designs for engraving, which allowed Boucher's imagery to be disseminated much more widely than would be possible simply through his paintings and drawings. Both of these drawings served as the basis for prints. Le Retour des Champs was engraved, in the same direction, in crayon manner by L.M. Bonnet, a print that was initially issued in black, and subsequently printed in red ink. Les Trois Filles was also engraved in crayon manner, but by Gilles Demarteau. As a pair, the compositions were etched by Gabriel Huquier for his Second Livre de Sujets et pastorals.1
1 P. Jean-Richard, L'oeuvre gravé de François Boucher dans la Collection Edmond de Rothschild, Paris 1978, nos. 374, 821, 1142 and 1144