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Jean-François Millet
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean-François MIllet
- Study for Hylas and the Nymphs
- stamped J. F. M. (lower right)
charcoal and black crayon on paper
- 9 1/8 by 11 1/2 in.
- 23.1 by 29.2 cm
Provenance
John W. Simpson, Esq., New York
Frank Bulkeley Smith, Worcester, Massachusetts (by 1913, until 1918)
Frank Grosvenor Smith (by descent from the above, his father, in 1918 and until 1968)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1969-87 (on extended loan)
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum; Sapporo, The HokkaidoTokyo, Seibu Gallery; Sapporo, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art; Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefectural Museum; Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum; Millet, Corot and the School of Barbizon, 1980, no. D.10, illustrated
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum; Sapporo, The HokkaidoTokyo, Seibu Gallery; Sapporo, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art; Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefectural Museum; Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum; Millet, Corot and the School of Barbizon, 1980, no. D.10, illustrated
Literature
Philip J. Gentner, Collection of Drawings by French painters, chiefly of the Barbizon and Fontainebleau Schools, in the collection of Frank Bulkeley Smith, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1913, no. 11
Condition
The work has been taped to the matte along top and bottom edge. Paper is slightly light struck.
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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
The present work is a sketch for Millet's finished painting Hylas and the Nymphs now in the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands.