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Max Thedy
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Max Thedy
- Building of the Pyramids
- signed cop. M. Thedy, dated 82, and inscribed MÜNCHEN (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 59 by 41 1/2 in.
- 150 by 107.7 cm
Condition
Unlined. 3 patches on the reverse of the canvas at upper left and center bottom, the largest being 2 by 2 inches. Under UV: Inpainting throughout the sky above the pyramids at upper right. 3 by 5 inch area of restoration in pyramid and a 2 by 2 inch area of restoration in the lower right foreground to address an old repaired tear, which corresponds to an old support on the reverse. Spot of restoration in lower left to address one of the aforementioned patches. Dots and dashes of inpainting scattered through the sky, in pharaoh, and in the figures in the foreground.
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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
While training at the Munich Academy in the 1870s and 1880s, Max Thedy completed a number of copies after paintings in museums and prominent collections, including works by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, and Luca Gioradano. The present painting relates to a section of Gustav Richter's Bau der ägyptischen Pyramiden (1859-1873), a large oil painting commissioned by King Maximilian of Bavaria for Munich's Maximilianeum (Peter Stapf, Der Maler Max Thedy, Cologne, 2014, p. 67, note 67).
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