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JEAN BAPTISTE JACQUES AUGUSTIN | Portrait of a mother and child, traditionally identified as Charlotte Marie Francoise Roberjot-Lartigue and her daughter Marie Charlotte
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin
- Portrait of a mother and child, traditionally identified as Charlotte Marie Francoise Roberjot-Lartigue and her daughter Marie Charlotte
- Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, silver-gilt frame;signed and dated lower left: Augustin / 1793
- 81 mm. Diam.
Provenance
Edouard Warneck, Paris;
his executor's sale, Vienna, Leo Schidlof, 19 November 1924, lot 16;
Frederick Alexander Szarvasy (1875-1948), London;
sale, London, Christie's, 13 December 1948, lot 181;
sale, Geneva, Sotheby's, 7 May 1982, lot 342
his executor's sale, Vienna, Leo Schidlof, 19 November 1924, lot 16;
Frederick Alexander Szarvasy (1875-1948), London;
sale, London, Christie's, 13 December 1948, lot 181;
sale, Geneva, Sotheby's, 7 May 1982, lot 342
Exhibited
Vienna, 1924, no. 51, pl. VIII;
London, 1928, no. 1202;
London, 1933, no. 237, illust. p. 57
London, 1928, no. 1202;
London, 1933, no. 237, illust. p. 57
Literature
Schidlof, 1911, p. 384, pl. XVIII;
Schidlof, 1964, vol. I, p. 54;
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 397, fig. 25;
Lemoine-Bouchard, 2008, p. 60;
du Pasquier, 2010, p. 25, illust.;
Pappe, 2015, p. 256, no. 216, illust.
Schidlof, 1964, vol. I, p. 54;
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 397, fig. 25;
Lemoine-Bouchard, 2008, p. 60;
du Pasquier, 2010, p. 25, illust.;
Pappe, 2015, p. 256, no. 216, illust.
Condition
A sliver of the ground is missing on the right at 3 o'clock. Some of the gum arabic highlights have likely blistered but overall it is in superb order.
"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
The composition is based on Élizabeth Vigeé Le Brun's self-portrait with her young daughter of 1779 (Louvre, Paris). This exceptional miniature, the composition of which Augustin had used previously in a portrait dated 1792,1 was greatly admired and copied by other artists. For a copy by Bourgeois, dated 1818, see Sotheby's, Geneva, 11 November 1981, lot 293. Augustin has depicted a view of Tivoli in the background.
1. Pappe, op. cit., 2015, no. 196
1. Pappe, op. cit., 2015, no. 196