Lot 506
  • 506

Jean Béraud

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jean Béraud
  • Jeune femme et enfants dans un paysage de montagne
  • signed Jean Béraud. (lower right)
  • oil on panel
  • 18 by 14 3/4 in.; 45.8 by 37.5 cm.

Provenance

Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 30, 1952, lot 115 (titled Village de montagne)
Schweitzer Gallery, New York
Sale: Doyle, New York, November 2, 1998, lot 45
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Patrick Offenstadt, Jean Béraud 1849-1935, The Belle Époque: A Dream of Times Gone By, Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1999, no. 310, illustrated p. 237

Condition

Oil on panel. Surface: In generally good condition aside from a 5 inch crack to the panel extending vertically from the top edge and small losses to the panel (not within the visible picture plane). UNDER UV: Scattered dots and dashes of inpainting and fill to the previously mentioned crack.
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.