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Léon de Smet
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Léon De Smet
- Nature morte, vase de fleurs et gravure sur bois Japonaise
- Signed Leon De Smet and dated 1917 (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 29 7/8 by 25 in.
- 76 by 63.5 cm
Provenance
Rutland Galleries, London
Maurice Stenberg Galleries, Chicago
Parkerson Gallery, Houston (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 2, 1996, lot 159)
Private Collection, Indonesia (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, London, December 10, 1997, lot 317
Acquired at the above sale
Maurice Stenberg Galleries, Chicago
Parkerson Gallery, Houston (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 2, 1996, lot 159)
Private Collection, Indonesia (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, London, December 10, 1997, lot 317
Acquired at the above sale
Condition
The work is in very good condition overall. Its canvas has not been lined and its surface retains a richly textured impasto. Its colors are bright, vibrant, and fresh. There are slight buckles to the canvas at the upper right and upper left corners; these appear as minutely raised and isolated areas of the canvas. There is one minor vertical hairline of stable cracking in the thickest area of pigment about 2 inches to the left of the right edge of the canvas. A minor loss to the impasto appears in the green pigment at the extreme lower left edge. Under UV light: a number of pigments fluoresce but no inpainting is apparent.
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.