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Eugène Fromentin
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Eugène Fromentin
- Mare dans la Foret
- signed with initials and dated e.f. 1845 lower left
charcoal heightened with white on brown paper
- 24 by 33cm., 9½ by 13in.
Provenance
Paul Bataillard; thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
James Thompson & Barbara Wright, Les Orientalistes. Eugène Fromentin, Paris, 1987, p. 56, catalogued, discussed & illustrated
James Thompson & Barbara Wright, Eugène Fromentin, Paris, 2008, p. 52, illustrated
James Thompson & Barbara Wright, Eugène Fromentin, Paris, 2008, p. 52, illustrated
Condition
Unexamined out of frame and under glass. Apart from undulating slightly and some light yellowing, the sheet is sound. This work is in overall very good condition, with strong contrasts and bright, clean heightening, and ready to hang. Held in a narrow, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame with a cream, gold-edged mat, under glass.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Executed in 1845.