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John Frederick Peto
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- John Frederick Peto
- Wine and Brass Stewing Kettle (Preparation of French Potage)
- inscribed Wine and Brass Stewing Kettle (Preparation of French Potage) J.F. Peto (on a piece of the original stretcher affixed to the reverse)
- oil on canvas
- 22 by 29 3/4 inches
- (55.9 by 75.7 cm)
- Painted circa 1890s.
Provenance
Kennedy Galleries, New York (sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, April 21, 1978, lot 7)
Russian Tea Room, New York (acquired at the above sale)
James Stewart-Gordon (acquired from the above and sold from the estate: Sotheby's, New York, April 8, 2011, lot 27)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Russian Tea Room, New York (acquired at the above sale)
James Stewart-Gordon (acquired from the above and sold from the estate: Sotheby's, New York, April 8, 2011, lot 27)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland Museum of Art, Penn's Promise: Still Life Painting in Pennsylvania 1795-1930, 1988, no. 93
Literature
The Kennedy Quarterly, October 1969, vol. 9, no. 88, illustrated p. 110 (as Wine Bottle and Brass Pot)
John Wilmerding, Important Information Inside: The Art of John F. Peto and the Idea of Still-Life Painting in Nineteenth-Century America, Washington, D.C., 1983, pp. 78-79, illustrated
John Wilmerding, Important Information Inside: The Art of John F. Peto and the Idea of Still-Life Painting in Nineteenth-Century America, Washington, D.C., 1983, pp. 78-79, illustrated
Condition
Oil on canvas, canvas is lined. Surface: In generally good condition aside from scattered pigment separation, craquelure and a 2 inch vertical scratch to the center of the canvas. There are faintly visible lines and areas of pentimenti, mostly on and around the pot. UNDER UV: Work appears to have been selectively cleaned, there are several visible pentimenti, and there are a few possible spots of inpainting.
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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.