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Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Joseph Christian Leyendecker
- Easter Baby
- signed JCLeyendecker (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 26 1/8 by 20 inches
- (66.4 by 50.8 cm)
- Painted in 1909.
Provenance
Private collection, New York, circa 1950
By descent to the present owners (his great granddaughters)
By descent to the present owners (his great granddaughters)
Literature
The Saturday Evening Post, April 10, 1909, cover illustration (© SEPS licensed by Curtis Licensing, Indianapolis, IN. All rights reserved.)
Michael Schau, J.C. Leyendecker, New York, 1974, p. 172, illustrated
Jan Cohn, Covers of “The Saturday Evening Post:" Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration from America’s Favorite Magazine, New York, 1995, illustrated p. 40
Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist, New York, 2008, illustrated p. 109
Michael Schau, J.C. Leyendecker, New York, 1974, p. 172, illustrated
Jan Cohn, Covers of “The Saturday Evening Post:" Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration from America’s Favorite Magazine, New York, 1995, illustrated p. 40
Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist, New York, 2008, illustrated p. 109
Condition
The canvas is unlined and there is a stretcher bar mark at top edge. There is scattered surface cracking and the work retains a discolored varnish. Under UV: there are scattered dots and lines of inpainting in the background, a line above baby's left knee and a 2 inch vertical line extending from bottom of drum.
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.
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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.