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WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE | Double Portrait: A Sketch (Sketch for the Portrait of Mother and Child)
估價
80,000 - 120,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- William Merritt Chase
- Double Portrait: A Sketch (Sketch for the Portrait of Mother and Child)
- signed Chase (upper left); also titled Sketch for portrait of/mother + child and signed again W.M. Chase (on the reverse)
- oil on canvas
- 22 by 15 inches
- (55.9 by 38.1 cm)
- Painted circa 1915.
來源
Estate of the artist (sold: American Art Galleries, New York, May 14, 1917, lot 73)
Private collection
Berry-Hill Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1997
Private collection
Berry-Hill Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1997
出版
Ronald G. Pisano, William Merritt Chase: Portraits in Oil; The Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), vol. II, New Haven, Connecticut, 2006, no. OP.582, pp. 272-73, illustrated
Condition
The canvas is unlined and there is frame abrasion at edges. Under UV: there are a few lines of inpainting to address frame abrasion, scattered pindots and lines in the dresses, a 1 inch thin vertical line in the woman's left shoulder. There are a few other scattered pindots of inpainting in the background.
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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.
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.