- 1545
James Bard (1815 - 1897)
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- James Bard
- THE KAATERSKILL
- watercolor and gouache on paper
- 27 by 49 in.
signed and dated James Bard, 1884.
Provenance
Godel & Co., New York
Condition
3-inch tear lower right corner, repaired tear from extreme upper left center – curving to left side – approximately 6 inches.
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
"An excellent Bard in subject and condition. She ran for the Catskill & Athens S. B. Co. From Athens, trains would speed to the many hotels beyond. Perhaps a stay at the mammoth Hotel Kaaterskill (sic), opened in 1881, the “largest mountain hotel in the world,” with its grand views. Inexplicably, there is no one aboard. Bard must certainly have willed it so, but why?"
—A J Peluso, Jr.
—A J Peluso, Jr.