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Wolfgang Adam Töpffer
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Wolfgang Adam Töpffer
- Alpine landscape near Geneva with a view of Les Voirons
- signed with monogram lower right: AT (in compendium)
- oil on paper, laid on board
Provenance
Albert Rivoire, Geneva;
Private collection, Switzerland.
Private collection, Switzerland.
Exhibited
Geneva, Musée d'art et d'histoire, Exposition d'oeuvres des peintres genevois: Pierre-Louis De La Rive (1755-1817), Adam-Wolfgang Toepffer (1766-1847), February–March 1934, no. 93;
Geneva, Musée Rath, La Genève des Toepffer: Adam Toepffer (1766-1847), Rodolphe Toepffer (1799-1846), May–July 1946, no. 112 (lent by Albert Rivoire).
Geneva, Musée Rath, La Genève des Toepffer: Adam Toepffer (1766-1847), Rodolphe Toepffer (1799-1846), May–July 1946, no. 112 (lent by Albert Rivoire).
Literature
L. Boissonnas, Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer, Catalogue raisonné des peintures, Bern 2011, p. 239, cat. no. 242, reproduced.
Condition
Painting is oil on paper laid on board. The work is supported, but not attached, to a flat and stable wood panel. Overall, the painting is in very good condition. UV light reveals only two small spots of retouching in the upper sky, as well as along extreme right edge.
Sold in a carved, giltwood frame.
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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.