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Edwin Lord Weeks
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Edwin Lord Weeks
- Nautch Girl Resting
stamped Edwin Weeks Sale, March 15,16, 17, 18, 1905 (on the reverse)
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 60 1/2 in.
- 91.4 by 153.7 cm
Provenance
The Artist
Sold: Catalogue of Very Important Finished Pictures, Studies, Sketches, and Original Drawings by the late Edwin Lord Weeks, American Art Association, New York, March 17th, 1905, no. 263
Thurber Fine Arts, Chicago
P. Harvey Garland, Jacksonville, Florida (acquired circa 1970)
Sold: Catalogue of Very Important Finished Pictures, Studies, Sketches, and Original Drawings by the late Edwin Lord Weeks, American Art Association, New York, March 17th, 1905, no. 263
Thurber Fine Arts, Chicago
P. Harvey Garland, Jacksonville, Florida (acquired circa 1970)
Condition
The work is in excellent condition, the canvas is unlined; there is some faint widely spaced vertical craquelure throughout the work, more evident in the more thickly painted areas. From the back of the work there are 3 small patches. There is a small amount of moisture shrinkage in the beige area below the woman's hips and torso. UNDER UV: One of the patches floreses, it is located upper center above the woman's hips and torso. The area of inpainting is about an inch big. No other inpainting is evident.
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.