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ALBERT BIERSTADT | Ocean Pool, Farallon Islands, California
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Albert Bierstadt
- Ocean Pool, Farallon Islands, California
- signed ABierstadt (lower right)
- oil on paper laid down on board
- 16 by 20 inches
- (40.6 by 50.8 cm)
- Painted circa 1872.
Provenance
Galleries Maurice Sternberg, Chicago, Illinois, 1978
Forest Fenn, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1979
Sold: Christie's, New York, October 24, 1979, lot 185
Sold: Christie's, New York, September 27, 1985, lot 70
Private collection, California
Spanierman Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Forest Fenn, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1979
Sold: Christie's, New York, October 24, 1979, lot 185
Sold: Christie's, New York, September 27, 1985, lot 70
Private collection, California
Spanierman Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
There is minor frame abrasion at edges and the board is slightly warped. Under UV: there are scattered pindots of inpainting in the sky, a 1 inch vertical repair in the water near the left edge and a 1/2 inch spot of inpainting in the water near center.
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
In a letter from Gordon Hendricks regarding this work, he states, "The Farallons are islands twenty miles due west of San Francisco, and were the inspiration for several large pictures by the artist, including the well-known Seal Rocks, Farallon Islands in the New Britain Museum of American Art."
We thank Melissa Webster Speidel, President of the Bierstadt Foundation and Director of the Albert Bierstadt catalogue raisonné project, for her assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.
We thank Melissa Webster Speidel, President of the Bierstadt Foundation and Director of the Albert Bierstadt catalogue raisonné project, for her assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.