Property from an Important California Collection, Formerly in the Personal Collection of Edgar Degas
Bords de rivière
Bords de rivière
Estimate:
300,000 - 500,000 USD
Lot sold:
528,200
USD
Property from an Important California Collection, Formerly in the Personal Collection of Edgar Degas
Camille Pissarro
1830 - 1903
Bords de rivière
Signed C. Pissarro. and dated 1871 (lower left)
Oil on canvas
10 5/8 by 16 in. (27 by 40.6 cm)
Framed: 18 1/4 by 23 3/4 in. (46.4 by 60.3 cm)
Painted in 1871.
This work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined. All four edges have been taped. A few minor scattered cracks. The canvas is slightly dirty. Under UV light: A few extremely hairline strokes of inpainting scattered across the sky, most notably along the center of the top edge. A few additional hairline strokes of inpainting to the center of the water, just below the building at the center of the composition.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.
Edgar Degas, Paris (and sold by the estate: Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, March 26, 1918, lot 87)
Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (probably acquired at the above sale)
H. G. Turitz, Gothenburg, Sweden
L. Harper Gow (and sold: Sotheby's, London, March 31, 1965, lot 16)
Edward J. Speelman, London (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, South Africa
Noortman & Brod, New York
Acquired from the above on December 17, 1983