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Eugène Chaperon
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Eugène Chaperon
- La Douche Au Regiment
- signed EUGÈNE CHAPERON and dated 1887 (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 44 1/2 by 63 1/2 in.
- 113 by 161.3 cm
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 26, 1993, lot 79, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Salon, 1887, no. 497
Paris, Exposition Salon de l'Armée, n.d., no. 2
Chicago, Universal Exposition, 1889, no. 273
Paris, Exposition Salon de l'Armée, n.d., no. 2
Chicago, Universal Exposition, 1889, no. 273
Condition
Lined, craquelure visible in upper half of the composition; under UV: six by two inch vertical area of inpainting in the large wooden bucket in the right foreground, thin line of inpainting in man's head at right (figure with his back to us) and thin line of inpainting in man's hand at left (figure with his back to us).
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.