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Edgar Alwin Payne
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Edgar Alwin Payne
- The High Alps
- signed Edgar Payne and dated 1923 (lower right); signed Edgar Payne and titled The High Alps (on the stretcher)
- oil on canvas, unframed
- 42 7/8 by 43 inches
- (109 by 109.2 cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Condition
Oil on canvas, canvas is unlined. Surface: In generally good condition aside from scattered areas of pigment seperation, cracking in areas of heavier impasto, and minor surface dirt. UNDER UV: A few dots of inpainting and scattered crackle fill.
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
Between 1922-24, Edgar Alwin Payne and his wife, Elsie, painted and traveled extensively throughout western Europe. His most notable works from this period were of harbors in Brittany and the Swiss Alps. In 1923, the same year this work was created, Payne entered another view of the Alps into the Paris Salon and earned an Honorable Mention.