Lot 126
  • 126

Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • Joseph Christian Leyendecker
  • Soldier Kneeling at French Memorial
  • signed with the artist's monogrammed signature JC Leyendecker (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 29 by 20 3/4 inches
  • (73.4 by 52.7 cm)
  • Painted in 1918.

Provenance

Private Collection, New York, 1995

Literature

The Saturday Evening Post, June 1, 1918, illustrated on the cover
Jan Cohn, Covers of “The Saturday Evening Post:" Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration from America’s Favorite Magazine, New York, 1995, p. 81, illustrated
Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist, New York, 2008, p. 127, illustrated

Condition

Oil on canvas, canvas has been strip lined. Surface: In generally good condition aside from a slight buckle to the upper left corner and a few small pindots of loss. UNDER UV: A few scattered dots and dashes of inpainting.
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

Lot 126 is illustrated as a frontispiece of this catalogue.