Lot 726
  • 726

Émile-Auguste Pinchart

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • Émile-Auguste Pinchart
  • A Fashionable Lady in the Park
  • signed Pinchart and dated 1872 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 20 1/2 by 14 1/8 in.
  • 52.1 by 35.9 cm

Provenance

Sale: Doyle, New York, May 20, 1998, lot 116, illustrated

Condition

Lined. The surface is clean and bright. There is stable, finely patterned craquelure in the foreground and in the sky and clouds. Under UV: the picture surface is covered in a green fluorescing varnish. Long, dashed lines of retouching can be found 1/2 of an inch away from the edges of the composition on all four sides. A few very isolated pinpoint dots and dashes of retouching are also visible on the picture surface.
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.