CAMILLE PISSARRO | Cheval blanc devant une ferme

Schoneman Galleries, New York
Private Collection, New York (and sold: Sotheby's New York, November 9, 1995, lot 159)
Acquired at the above sale

Ludovic Rodo Pissarro & Lionello Venturi, Camille Pissarro: Son art—son oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1939, no. 1324; vol. II, no. 1324, illustrated pl. 260

Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is hinged to a window mat at two places along the top edge. The left edge of the sheet is deckled. Inscribed 'gouache no 1324 L. Rodo Pissarro' and stamped 'Ludovic Rodo 14, rue girardon Paris (XVIII)' by another hand on the verso. A horizontal crease runs 1cm above the lower edge of the sheet, across its entire width. There is extremely minor craquelure present at two places: the first in the gray pigment in the lower left quadrant; the second to the beige pigment at center. The lower left and right corners of the verso have adhesive residue, likely from a previous mounting. The sheet is very lightly time-stained. The work is in overall very 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.

This work will be included in the forthcoming Pissarro Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.