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EUGÈNE BOUDIN | Scène de plage
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Studio of Eugène Boudin
- Scène de plage
- signed with the artist's initials E.B. (lower left)
- watercolour and pencil on paper
- 12.8 by 19.2cm., 5 by 7 5/8 in.
- Executed circa 1863-66.
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, New York, 15th November 1990, lot 101
Browse & Darby, Ltd., London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1991
Browse & Darby, Ltd., London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1991
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount in all four corners on the verso and floating in its mount. The sheet is time-stained, and there are some discolourations possibly from the previous mounting along the upper left and right edges. There are very small scattered spots of foxing along the left edge, and there is a tiny spot of surface abrasion to the centre of the sky. This work is in overall fairly 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. 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
To be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper of Eugène Boudin being prepared by Manuel Schmit.