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Louis Fabritius Dubourg
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Louis Fabritius Dubourg
- study of a seated putto
Red chalk, within brown ink framing lines;
signed with initials in brown ink, verso: LFdB
Condition
Window mounted. Remains of former backing paper stuck to corners, verso. One or two minor pinholes. A few light spots, paper surface a little dirty, especially top right coner, but chalk good and 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.
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.
Catalogue Note
A pupil of Jan van Huysum and Bernard Picart, Dubourg was an active member of one of the various drawing academies that flourished in early 18th-century Amsterdam. A number of large-scale red chalk figure drawings by him are known: two examples dated 1723 and 1726, rather in the manner of Picart, are in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.1
1. Inv nos. RP-T-00-1130 and 1131; see R.J.A. te Rijdt, Nederlandse Figuurstudies 1700-1850, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 1994, nos. 30-31.