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AFTER JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET | The Gleaners
Estimate
600 - 800 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- After Jean-François Millet
- The Gleaners
- canvas: 28 5/8 by by 39 1/8 in.; 72.7 by 99.4 cm.
- framed: 33 1/2 by 44 in.; 85.1 by 111.8 cm.
oil on canvas; indistinctly signed, inscribed and dated lower right: ‘après Millet 07’
Condition
Not viewed out of the frame. The canvas has an old wax lining and the original canvas is visible at the edges on the reverse. Work is covered in thick discolored varnish with surface dirt. Two vertical stretcher bar marks at center. Under UV: heavy varnish fluoresces green unevenly. There is a 6 in. wide horizontal area of inpainting on the far left figure from her shoulder to her backside and a very small area of inpainting to the right figure's proper left forearm. Traditional decorative nineteenth century-style frame.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
The present lot derives from one of Jean-François Millet's most iconic compositions, The Gleaners (1857), which is in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay.