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Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
- Danseuse
- signed Pierre Carrier-Belleuse. and indistinctly dated 1895 (upper left)
- pastel on canvas
- 31 1/2 by 39 1/2 in.
- 80 by 100.3 cm
Provenance
Galerie Bernard Desroches, Montréal
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 17, 1991, lot 205, illustrated
Private Collection, New York
Acquired from the above (2000)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 17, 1991, lot 205, illustrated
Private Collection, New York
Acquired from the above (2000)
Exhibited
Anvers, date and venue unknown, no. 13
Condition
The surface is clean and the medium remains fresh. The pastel has not been fixed.
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.
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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.
Catalogue Note
Pierre Carrier-Belleuse’s first studies were with his father, the sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (see lots 103 and 121), and later at the École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Cabanel. He is best known for his paintings of the ballet and dancers; the present composition is a unique and particularly intimate example. Rather than position his model in a formal pose, Carrier-Belleuse has seemingly caught this dancer unaware as she arranges her black tulle tutu, which dominates the composition and is conveyed through expressive, painterly mark-making.