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BERTHE MORISOT | Le Port de Gorey
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Le Port de Gorey
- stamped with the initials B.M. (lower right); signed with the initials BM and inscribed Gorey on the border; signed with the initials BM and inscribed Gorey on the verso
- watercolour on paper
- 23.5 by 30.5cm., 9 1/4 by 12in.
- Executed in 1886.
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Levallois, Galerie L. Dru, Expositions de pastels, d'aquarelles, dessins, crayons de Berthe Morisot, 1927, no. 12
Literature
Marie-Louise Bataille & Georges Wildenstein, Berthe Morisot, Catalogue des peintures, pastels et aquarelles, Paris, 1961, no. 746, illustrated n.p. (dimensions do not include the border)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper and not laid down. The lower edge is deckled. The sheet is time-stained and there is a lighter border around the image due to a previous window mount, not visible when framed. The watercolour is faded, and there are some minor spots of foxing to the background. There are some remnants of old restorer's tape to the verso and there is a small spot of skinning to the upper right of the sheet. This work is in overall fairly good condition.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."