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LOUIS-LÉOPOLD BOILLY | La partie de piquet
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- Circle of Louis-Léopold Boilly
- La partie de piquet
- Black chalk and stumping, heightened with white chalk,on brown paper;signed in black chalk, lower right: L. Boilly
- 308 by 376 mm
Provenance
Probably sale, Paris, Delestre, 3 April 1882, lot 23, for 170 francs,
to Paulme;
Prof. Einar Perman, Stockholm, after 1920,
thence by descent to the present owner
to Paulme;
Prof. Einar Perman, Stockholm, after 1920,
thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
Slight discolouration around the edges of the sheet. Tiny areas of abrasion along the left margin. There are two small circular water stains, one below the signature and the other upper right. Media remains strong and vibrant.
"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."
Catalogue Note
We are grateful to Pascal Zuber for kindly informing us that this drawing is preparatory for the lithograph La partie de piquet and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Boilly's works that he and Etienne Breton are preparing. The composition is also known through a watercolour, dated 1821, sold in 19881 and an oil painting that was previously on the French art market in the same year.2
1. Sale, Monaco, Sotheby's, 2 December 1988, lot 393
2. Sale, Paris, Couturier Nicolay, 18 March 1988, lot 36
1. Sale, Monaco, Sotheby's, 2 December 1988, lot 393
2. Sale, Paris, Couturier Nicolay, 18 March 1988, lot 36