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Eugen von Blaas
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Eugen von Blaas
- Venetians at the Balcony
- signed E. de Blaas and dated 1881 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 47 3/8 by 35 1/4 in.
- 120.3 by 89.5 cm
Provenance
Giuseppe Biasutti, Venice
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 24, 1996, lot 139
Acquired at the above sale
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 24, 1996, lot 139
Acquired at the above sale
Condition
Lined. Finely patterned craquelure visible throughout along with a faint horizontal stretcher bar mark across center. A few scattered flecks of paint loss concentrated around and in the blue skirt of figure at right. Under UV: Old varnish fluoresces green. Strokes of inpainting to address aforementioned stretcher bar mark, in face of figure at right, and costume of figure at left. Lines of inpainting in background between figures' heads, including a 2.5 inch vertical line and a 2 by 2 inch area of inpainting at center of left and right edges. Fine strokes of inpainting in upper right background to address craquelure and at lower right edge to address frame abrasion.
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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.