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PIERRE-JOSEPH REDOUTÉ | Bouquet of Roses
估價
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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描述
- Pierre-Joseph Redouté
- Bouquet of Roses
- Watercolor over black chalk, within brown ink and gold framing lines, on vellum;signed lower left: P. J. Redouté.
- 244 by 194 mm; 9 5/8 by 7 5/8 in
來源
Thérèse de La Rochefoucauld;
Paolo Borghese;
sale, London, Phillips, 13 December 1990, lot 70
Paolo Borghese;
sale, London, Phillips, 13 December 1990, lot 70
Condition
Hinged to the mount at the upper margin. Light staining around the edges of the sheet and at the four corners. Tape marks on verso visible on recto at upper and lower margins. Colors remain strong and vibrant. Sold in a carved and gilded frame.
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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.
拍品資料及來源
Pierre-Joseph Redouté, ‘the Raphael of flowers’, was the most celebrated botanical artist of his day. His patrons included two Empresses and two Queens, and his prodigious talents placed him at the centre of French court life, both before and after the Revolution. He was appointed drawing master to Marie Antoinette, yet despite his connections to the Royal family he survived the Terror and went on to become the court and flower painter to Empress Joséphine on the 6 March 1805. It was because of her patronage that Redouté undertook Les Liliacées, which together with Les Roses, constitute the artist’s greatest works. Although Joséphine had died three years before the publication of Les Roses, it was the unrivaled collection of roses on her estate at Malmaison that provided the artist with his inspiration. The present work is an exquisite examples of Redouté’s achievements as a botanical painter, dating from the period when he was at the height of his artistic powers.
For another work by the artist see also the following lot.
For another work by the artist see also the following lot.