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Gustave Loiseau
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Gustave Loiseau
- Les Falaises de Saint-Jouin
- Signed and dated G. Loiseau 1908 (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 25 1/2 by 36 in.
- 64.8 by 91.5 cm
Provenance
Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the artist on October 22, 1908)
Hammer Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1965
Hammer Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1965
Condition
Very good condition. Original canvas. Under UV light, some original pigments fluoresce. A few tiny dots at edge to address frame abrasion.
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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.
Catalogue Note
Born in Paris in 1865, Gustave Loiseau, like many of the Impressionist painters, found inspiration in the coast of Normandy. In Les falaises de Saint-Jouin, Loiseau eliminates any signs of human presence, choosing instead to focus on nature itself. The composition is anchored by the dramatic cliffs on the right, and framed by a wide expanse of sea and sky.
Turning to this particular landscape, Loiseau, like Monet, followed in the footsteps of Gustave Courbet, who painted some of his best works on the coast of Normandy. Heather Lemonedes writes, "Courbet first journeyed to the Normandy coast when he was twenty-one and was immediately captivated by it. He made numerous return visits in the 1860s, painting the sea and the beach and establishing a reputation as a marine painter. In 1866 the Count de Choiseul lent Courbet a house at Trouville, where the artist spent time in the company of Monet and Boudin. One critic described the sea as producing 'the same emotion as love' in Courbet (Heather Lemonedes in Monet in Normandy (exhibition catalogue), Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco, 2006-07, pp. 82-83).
Figure 1 Claude Monet, A Grainval, près Fécamp, 1881, oil on canvas, Private Collection, Norfolk, Virginia
Turning to this particular landscape, Loiseau, like Monet, followed in the footsteps of Gustave Courbet, who painted some of his best works on the coast of Normandy. Heather Lemonedes writes, "Courbet first journeyed to the Normandy coast when he was twenty-one and was immediately captivated by it. He made numerous return visits in the 1860s, painting the sea and the beach and establishing a reputation as a marine painter. In 1866 the Count de Choiseul lent Courbet a house at Trouville, where the artist spent time in the company of Monet and Boudin. One critic described the sea as producing 'the same emotion as love' in Courbet (Heather Lemonedes in Monet in Normandy (exhibition catalogue), Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco, 2006-07, pp. 82-83).
Figure 1 Claude Monet, A Grainval, près Fécamp, 1881, oil on canvas, Private Collection, Norfolk, Virginia