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Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Joseph Christian Leyendecker
- Academic Nude in the Académie Julian
- signed J.C Leyendecker and dated 96 (lower left), inscribed PRIX / Ex. AEQ (upper left) and S (upper right)
- oil on canvas
- 32 3/8 by 23 1/8 in.
- 82.2 by 58.7 cm
Provenance
Wheelock Whitney & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by present owner, 1988
Acquired from the above by present owner, 1988
Condition
Lined. Faint isolated areas of stable craquelure throughout canvas. Under UV: inpainting to address aforementioned craquelure, primarily in his body and surrounding background. Area of inpainting to lower right corner 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.
Catalogue Note
Joseph Christian Leyendecker, one of the most celebrated American illustrators of the first half of the twentieth century, studied at the Académie Julian in Paris from 1896-1897. Known for its excellence in academic figure training, it is here that Leyendecker turns away from crowded compositions executed from photographs in favor of single figure works done after live models in classic poses.
Each year, the Académie Julian held approximately five concours, or competitions, to which students could submit portraits as well as full or half-length figure studies. After each submission was critiqued, notifications were often directly affixed to the winning compositions (Gabriel P. Weisberg & Jane R. Becker, Overcoming All Obstacles: The Woman of the Académie Julian, New York, 1999, p. 21). The present work, inscribed Prix in the upper left corner, appears to be one of the four prizes that Leyendecker was awarded while at the Académie. The adjacent inscription Ex. AEQ suggests this accolade may have been shared with a fellow classmate.