JOHAN BARTHOLD JONGKIND | Bateaux sur la mer agitée

Doig, Wilson & Wheatley, Edinburgh
Paul Harris, London (and sold: Sotheby's, London, April 4, 1990, lot 301)
Acquired at the above sale

Adolphe Stein, Sylvie Brame, François Lorenceau & Janine Sinizergues, Jongkind, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peintures, vol. I, Paris, 2003, no. 312, illustrated in color p. 155

The canvas is not lined. The surface is slightly dirty. The canvas is slightly undulating in all four corners. In the white pigments of the sky, there is some thin stable craquelure. In the green pigments of the water two inches to the right of the date, there is a pindot spot of accretion. In the upper right corner, there is a pindot remnant of gold gilding, likely from a prior framing. Under UV light, no inpainting is apparent. The work is in 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.
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.

“Jongkind is beginning to make us digest a kind of painting of which the hard outer skin hides an excellent and most tasty fruit. I too have profited by coming in the door which he already had forced, and I have begun, albeit timidly, to present my seascapes.” —Eugène Boudin