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Jean-Georges Vibert
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Jean-Georges Vibert
- Convicting Proofs
- signed J.G. Vibert (lower right)
- oil on panel
- 9 7/8 by 8 1/8 in.
- 25.1 by 21 cm
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 23, 1996, lot 178, illustrated
Private Collector (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collector (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
On stable, cradled panel. Panel is slightly bowed. Under UV: Varnish fluoresces green. 1 inch area of inpainting at center of left edge. Two pin dots of inpainting to background, one in the door and one below the garden urn.
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
Jean-Georges Vibert described the story of this characteristically humorous painting in a letter to M. Allard dated July 12, 1900. According to the artist, two Cardinals question who may have fled the palace. While one holds a rope ladder, the other grasps a lady's slipper and an officer's epaulette that he found in the snow, each "convicting" proofs that an elopement has just occurred.