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Alphonse Nicolas Michel Mandevare
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Alphonse Nicolas Michel Mandevare
- Study of a Tree
Black chalk;
signed with a monogram lower right: M-M.
Condition
The sheet has been glued down at the four corners. There is a small hole at the upper right corner and a small tear at the top left hand corner. The paper has buckled/undulated where it has been glued down and there are several creases towards the right hand margin. The medium remains fresh.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Although he was a great landscape artist, very little is known about Mandevare. In 1804 he published a guide to landscape painting entitled Principes raisonnés du Paysage a l'usage des écoles des départements de l'Empire français, dessinés d'après nature. This was a guide to teach even the least gifted pupil how to draw from nature and it included lithographs after studies of trees, rocks and panoramic landscapes. This particular tree may have been a study for that publication.