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Marie-François Firmin-Girard
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Marie-François Firmin-Girard
- Les fiancés
- signed FIRMIN-GIRARD and dated 1874 (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 26 1/4 by 32 1/4 in.
- 66.7 by 81.9 cm
Provenance
Goupil, Paris (no. 9117)
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818-1893) (acquired from the above in 1874)
Goupil, London (no. 18833)
Knoedler & Co., New York (no. 5950, acquired from the above in 1887)
Boussod, Valadon et Cie
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 24, 1996, lot 182
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818-1893) (acquired from the above in 1874)
Goupil, London (no. 18833)
Knoedler & Co., New York (no. 5950, acquired from the above in 1887)
Boussod, Valadon et Cie
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 24, 1996, lot 182
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Salon, 1874, no. 815
Paris, L'Exposition Universelle, 1878
Paris, L'Exposition Universelle, 1878
Literature
Bertall, La comédie de notre temps études au crayon et à la plume, Paris 1874, p. 341
Louis Gonse, "Salon de 1874," Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1874, p. 40
Nestor Paturot, Le Salon de 1874, Paris, 1874, p. 213
The Art Journal, New York, 1875, p. 153
Jules Claretie, L'Art et les Artistes Français, Paris, 1876, p. 243-4
Charles Blanc, Les Beaux-Arts a L'Exposition Universelle de 1878, Paris, 1878, p. 248
Paul Girard, Firmin-Girard, par son petit-fils, Orléans, 1988, p. 23, no. 35, illustrated p. 54
Louis Gonse, "Salon de 1874," Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1874, p. 40
Nestor Paturot, Le Salon de 1874, Paris, 1874, p. 213
The Art Journal, New York, 1875, p. 153
Jules Claretie, L'Art et les Artistes Français, Paris, 1876, p. 243-4
Charles Blanc, Les Beaux-Arts a L'Exposition Universelle de 1878, Paris, 1878, p. 248
Paul Girard, Firmin-Girard, par son petit-fils, Orléans, 1988, p. 23, no. 35, illustrated p. 54
Condition
Wax lined. Under UV: Lines of inpainting to male figure's blue costume, in trees above figures, and in background near center right edge. Inpainting to address frame abrasion along top edge and lower left corner. 2 by 2 inch area of inpainting to lower right corner, visible to the naked eye, and an early engraving of this painting shows this was once the painted figure of a dog.
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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.