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Alexandre Ségé
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Alexandre Ségé
- La vallée de Courtry (Seine-et-Marne)
- signed A. Segé (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 53 5/8 by 80 in.
- 136.2 by 203.2 cm
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 7, 1998, lot 121, illustrated (for $101,500)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Salon des Artistes Français, 1879, no. 2755
Literature
"Explication des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure et lithographie des artistes vivants, exposés au Palais des Champs-Elysées le 12 mai 1879," Paris, 1879, p. 230, no. 2755
The Artist and Journal of Home Culture, London, 1885, vol. VI, p. 375
Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie and Louis Auvray, Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'école française, depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours, New York, 1979, vol. IV, p. 490, no. S.1879
The Artist and Journal of Home Culture, London, 1885, vol. VI, p. 375
Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie and Louis Auvray, Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'école française, depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours, New York, 1979, vol. IV, p. 490, no. S.1879
Condition
This work is in unlined original condition. Craquelure and two vertical stretcher bar marks are visible in the sky and there is frame abrasion along all four extreme edges. Under UV: there are dots and dashes of inpainting throughout the sky. A 2 1/2 inch line of inpainting extends from the extreme upper right edge and a 12 inch vertical line of inpainting is visible at the center right edge. Isolated dots of inpainting in the midground and the hay also fluoresce.
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
La vallée de Courtry (Seine-et-Marne) depicts an expansive view of a vast landscape, dwarfing the solitary figure of a harvester sharpening the blade of his scythe. For the thousands of visitors who saw this work at the 1879 Salon, Ségé’s tranquil vista reflected their idealized vision of the French countryside and its people untouched by the increasing impact of the industrial revolution.
Ségé, a painter and engraver, was born in Paris in 1818 and made his artistic debut at the Salon of 1844. He enjoyed great success throughout his career, receiving a Second Class medal at the Salon of 1873, a Third Class medal in 1878, and was made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1874.
Ségé, a painter and engraver, was born in Paris in 1818 and made his artistic debut at the Salon of 1844. He enjoyed great success throughout his career, receiving a Second Class medal at the Salon of 1873, a Third Class medal in 1878, and was made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1874.