Lot 530
  • 530

EDOUARD CORTÈS | Heure de pointe, Musée du Louvre

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Edouard Cortès
  • Heure de pointe, Musée du Louvre 
  • signed EDOUARD CORTÈS. (lower right) 
  • oil on canvas
  • 13 by 18 1/8 in.
  • 33 by 46 cm

Provenance

Sale: Christie's, Amsterdam, April 24, 2001, lot 156, illustrated 
Acquired at the above sale

Condition

This work is in original unlined condition. The surface is clean and bright, and the colors remain vibrant and the impasto fresh. There is minor, barely perceptible craquelure in the darkest pigments of the figures at lower left. Under UV: the work is covered in a green fluorescing varnish. There is some brushy fluorescence in the sky; and minor retouching at the extreme edges, including in and above the truck roof at far right and in the sky at far center.
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.

Catalogue Note

We would like to thank Nicole Verdier for confirming the authenticity of this painting, which will be included in her forthcoming Volume III of the Edouard Cortès Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint.