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Dutailly
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Dutailly
- L'imitation de l'antique and L'admiration de l'antique
Both pen and black ink and brown wash heightened with white, within brown ink framing lines, over black chalk;
one signed in brown ink, lower left: Dutailly
Provenance
Sale, Paris, 23-24 February 1939 (5,250FF)
Literature
E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs..., Gründ 1999, vol. IV, p. 926
Condition
Both in excellent condition. There are a few very pale, isolated fox marks but they are barely visible and have no impact on the drawings. Both sold in contemporary carved and gilded wooden frames. Both laid down on old mounts.
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.
Catalogue Note
Very little is known of the artist Dutailly, who was born in Lyon towards the end of the 18th century. He was a pupil of Gabriel François Doyen, exhibited in Paris in 1800-1801 and is best known as a genre painter and watercolorist. One of the two designs in this lot, L'imitation de l'antique, was engraved by Thérèse Eléonore Lingée, and a hand-colored impression of this print is in the British Museum.1
1. Inventory number 1889,0318.28