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Eugène Delacroix
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Eugène Delacroix
- Arabs of Oran
- stamped with the estate stamp E.D. (lugt 838) (lower left)
- watercolor and pencil on paper
- 9 by 9 3/4 in.
- 22.9 by 24.8 cm
Provenance
The Reid Gallery, London (as La Halte)
Denys Sutton, London
Thence by descent
Denys Sutton, London
Thence by descent
Literature
Raymond Eschollier, Delacroix, 1832-1848 Tome 2, peintre, graveur, écrivan, Paris, 1927, p. 66, illustrated
Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix, a Critical Catalogue, Oxford, 1986, vol. III, p. 170, within the discussion of no. 357
Arlette Sérullaz, Delacoix in Morocco, exh. cat., Instiut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1995, p. 184, within the discussion of no. 55
Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix, a Critical Catalogue, Oxford, 1986, vol. III, p. 170, within the discussion of no. 357
Arlette Sérullaz, Delacoix in Morocco, exh. cat., Instiut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1995, p. 184, within the discussion of no. 55
Condition
The paper is clean and the sheet has irregular edges. There is faint discoloration around the perimeter. This work is hinged along the top.
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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
The present work was probably painted in North Africa, outside of Oran, around June 20, 1832 as Delacroix travelled between Tangier and Algiers. This watercolor may have been the starting point for the oil of the same subject signed and dated 1834 and exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1835 (private collection, Johnson, no. 357, fig. 1). The poses and costumes of the Arabs and their position are nearly identical in the two works, though the Arab on the right of the present work appears older than the figure in the oil and there are other variations in props and background (Johnson, p. 170). Delacroix painted at least two other watercolors of the same subject in 1832 and 1837 (both now in private collections). The 1832 watercolor was used for the etching made in 1833 which itself has further variations to the scene (Sérullaz, p. 192).