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Marie-François Firmin-Girard
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Marie-François Firmin-Girard
- Enfants près du bassin
- signed FIRMIN-GIRARD (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 25 1/2 by 21 1/4 in.; 64.8 by 54 cm.
- 64.8 by 54 cm
Provenance
Sale: Hôtel des ventes, Enghien-les-Bains, March 24, 1984, lot 24
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Paul Girard, Firmin-Girard, par son petit-fils, Orléans, 1988, p. 25, no. 97, illustrated p. 58
Condition
Oil on canvas, not lined. The picture surface is in generally good condition. There is a stable web of almost imperceptible craquelure over the picture surface; it is slightly more visible in the sky, as are the stretcher bar marks on the right and top edges. The picture is fresh and clean. Under UV light, there are small retouches to the upper left corner and a few scattered dots in the right section of the sky, mainly to address the stretcher bar marks. The red pigments remain active and fluoresce bright orange. The picture is in generally good condition and ready to hang.
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
This work was painted in 1880, after Firmin-Girard moved to Farcy-les-lys, a village alongside the Seine, close to the Fontainebleau forest. Firmin-Girard often painted the nearby parks and gardens. The park in which these children play in located in the castle of the family Sansal, in downtown Farcy-les-lys.