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Camille Pissarro
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Camille Pissarro
- Trois cavaliers et chevaux galopant dans une plaine (Venezuela)
- Signed C. Pizarro (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 11 7/8 by 23 1/4 in.
- 30.3 by 59.1 cm
Provenance
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 12, 1988, lot 47
Private Collection
Private Collection
Literature
Joachim Pissarro & Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue critique des peintures, vol. II, Paris, 2005, no. 4, illustrated p. 43
Condition
Canvas is lined. There is a thin web of craquelure throughout the sky. Surface is clean. Under UV light: there are numerous scattered hairline retouches through the sky to address cracking, and there are a few larger strokes a the center of the upper left quadrant, near the upper left corner, and just to the right of the central group of trees. In addition, there are a few minor strokes of inpainting in the foreground of the composition on the left side of the canvas, around the center of the left edge. Overall the work is in generally 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.
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.