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Gabriel Loppé
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Gabriel Loppé
- Aiguille Noire de Peuterey, Mont Blanc
- signed G. Loppé and dated 1890 (lower right); inscribed Sur le col du Géant/ Soleil levant sur le Mont Blanc / Les nuages attirés par la chaleur montent/ du fond de la vallée de Courmayeur sur les/ cimes. -Italie- (on a label on the stretcher)
- oil on canvas
- 19 5/8 by 14 3/8 in.
- 49.8 by 36.5 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, New York
Thence by descent
Thence by descent
Condition
The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.: This work is in excellent condition. The canvas is unlined. The paint layer is clean and lightly varnished. There are retouches along the extreme bottom edge and in one spot near the upper right corner. The work should be hung as is.
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
The Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (seen at the far left of the present work), together with its higher neighbor the Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (seen to its right), form part of the Peuterey ridge leading to the summit of Mont Blanc. A legendary peak not scaled until the 1930s, it remains one of the most imposing routes in the Alps.
Gabriel Loppé was a French painter, photographer and mountaineer, making over forty ascents of Mont Blanc during his career. At the age of twenty-one, Loppé climbed a small mountain in the Languedoc, found a group of painters sketching on the summit en plein air, and found his passion. Largely self-taught, Loppé was among the first painters to capture glaciers at such high altitudes, and found success through exhibitions in London and Paris. His photograph of lightning striking the Eiffel Tower (1902) is in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay.
In Aiguille Noire de Peuterey, Mont Blanc, Loppé's extraordinary skill as a draftsman and colorist is made clear. His chromatic hues of pink and violet, black and blue convey the sharp angularity of the rock face in contrast to the rising clouds and untouched blanket of snow. Bathed in the rose light of dawn, this vision of heavenly splendor is Loppé's reward, and ours, for what must have been a grueling ascent.
Gabriel Loppé was a French painter, photographer and mountaineer, making over forty ascents of Mont Blanc during his career. At the age of twenty-one, Loppé climbed a small mountain in the Languedoc, found a group of painters sketching on the summit en plein air, and found his passion. Largely self-taught, Loppé was among the first painters to capture glaciers at such high altitudes, and found success through exhibitions in London and Paris. His photograph of lightning striking the Eiffel Tower (1902) is in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay.
In Aiguille Noire de Peuterey, Mont Blanc, Loppé's extraordinary skill as a draftsman and colorist is made clear. His chromatic hues of pink and violet, black and blue convey the sharp angularity of the rock face in contrast to the rising clouds and untouched blanket of snow. Bathed in the rose light of dawn, this vision of heavenly splendor is Loppé's reward, and ours, for what must have been a grueling ascent.