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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Estimate
65,000 - 85,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Boulogne-sur-Mer, sentier creux dominé par les arbres
- stamped with the VENTE COROT stamp (lower left); with the VENTE wax seal on the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 10 5/8 by 8 3/4 in.
- 27 by 22.2 cm
Provenance
The artist's studio; sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 31-June 2, 1875, lot 144
M. Hurquebie (acquired at the above sale)
Sale, Hôtel Drouot, February 4, 1876
Sevadjian (and sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 22, 1932, lot 10)
Brame, Paris, 1932
Knoedler & Co., New York, 1933
Georges Gould (and sold, Sotheby's, London, November 25, 1959, lot 4 (or possibly lot 5))
Kauffmann, London, 1960
Kaganovitch, Paris, 1965
Private Collection (possibly acquired in Paris circa 1966)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, April 23, 2010, lot 79, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Max Kaganovitch, Dessins, aquarelles, tableaux, sculptures des XIXe et XXe siècles, pour les 30 ans de la galerie, May 4 - June 19, 1966
Literature
Alfred Robaut, L'oeuvre de Corot, catalogue raisonné et illustré, Paris, 1965, vol. II, p. 296, no. 956, illustrated p. 297
Condition
Lined; surface clean and bright. Under UV, a small touch up in the foliage in the center right is revealed.
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.