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Lot 179
  • 179

Eugène Boudin

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description

  • Eugène Louis Boudin
  • Scène de plage
  • Signed Boudin, and inscribed À Mlle Madeleine de Bériot (lower right)
  • Oil on panel
  • 5 3/4 by 10 1/2 in.
  • 14.6 by 26.7 cm

Provenance

Madeleine de Bériot, Paris (acquired from the artist)
Muller, Paris
Acquired by the family of the present owner by 1946
Thence by descent

Literature

Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II, Paris, 1973, no. 1792, illustrated p. 191

Condition

Panel is sound. Minor studio stains and a few small pinholes are visible on the reverse. A few minor scuffs are apparent at the extreme edges of the panel. Under UV light: a few pin-dot retouches are visible towards the upper left corner, and scattered pindots of inpainting are present in the foreground at the lower left area of the canvas. Other scattered pindots are present at the upper edge, and tiny dots are visible at the center of the composition. Overall, the work is in very good condition.
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

Fig. 1 Adolphe Maugendre (French, 1809-1895), Trouville, View of the Beach and the Roches-Noires, published 1867. Lithograph. Bibliothèque Nationale, Série Topographiques, Va 14, vol IX, no. H114618.