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JEAN LOUIS ERNEST MEISSONIER | Charles I on Horseback
估價
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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描述
- Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
- Charles I on Horseback
- signed with the artist's monogram (lower center); indistinctly inscribed and dated 28 7 74 (lower left)
- pen and ink, wash, heightened with white on paper
- 10 1/8 by 6 1/2 in.
- 25.7 by 16.5 cm
來源
Adolphe Beugniet, Paris
Sale: Christie's, New York, February 24, 1982, lot 36, illustrated
Sale: Christie's, New York, February 24, 1982, lot 36, illustrated
Condition
Pen and ink, wash, heightened with white on paper. The sheet is hinged to the mat in two places in the upper corners and the bottom edge is irregularly trimmed.The sheet is time and light stained with minor scattered pin dots of foxing and there are a few minor handling creases.
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.
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
This sepia drawing is related to a larger watercolor of Charles I, dated 1874 and offered in the 1893 Meissonier studio sale. That watercolor, the whereabouts of which are unknown, according to Valéry C.O. Gréard’s 1897 monograph, depicted "Charles I on Horseback. In a wood with a greyhound and a groom in red. The king wears a doublet of white satin and a broad felt hat with feathers" (Valéry C.O. Gréard, Meissonier: His Life and Art, London, 1897, p. 384). Gréard illustrates another sepia drawing of the figure of Charles I on horseback, which is identified as belonging to Mme. Meissonier and was likely the work loaned to the memorial Exposition Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier at the École des Beaux-Arts in April 1893 (no. 56, titled Charles 1er). While similar in size and composition, these two drawings are independent, fully-realized images.