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GUSTAVE COURBET | Seaside landscape
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description
- Gustave Courbet
- Seaside landscape
- Signed and dated lower left 70 G. Courbet
- Oil on canvas
- 29,5 x 46 cm ; 11 8/13 by 18 1/9 in.
Condition
Good overall condition. Relined. The pictorial layer is slightly thin in places (visible on the catalogue illustration) Under the UV light : Repaints on the edges, including a repaint along the frame on the left. Some small and tiny repaints in the sky. The sky, in the upper left part, appears a little darker (visible on the photo) it is due to the varnish, according to our restorer).
"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
Dated by the artist 70, this Seaside landscape by Gustave Courbet is one of a series of marine landscapes the artist started to work on during his first journey in the Languedoc, in spring and summer 1854. From this date, the painter never ceased to depict this motif of the coastline, whether it was through the subject of the wave, symbolizing the power of nature, or through the subject of the shore, like here. The light and the atmosphere held the painter's attention, but he also wants to convey the sensation of immensity in this landscape, where there's no human presence, except for some details such as the sails on the horizon.
The following year, Courbet was imprisoned because of his action during the Paris Commune. Missing his former freedom and great spaces such as the one he represented here, he wrote in a letter to a friend: "Alas, it is far away from me. Farewell to the sea and to the great skies".
This painting will be included in Gustave Courbet's catalogue raisonné under preparation by the Gustave Courbet Committee.
The following year, Courbet was imprisoned because of his action during the Paris Commune. Missing his former freedom and great spaces such as the one he represented here, he wrote in a letter to a friend: "Alas, it is far away from me. Farewell to the sea and to the great skies".
This painting will be included in Gustave Courbet's catalogue raisonné under preparation by the Gustave Courbet Committee.