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Studio of Émile-Jean-Horace Vernet
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Émile-Jean-Horace Vernet
- Horsemen and Arab Chiefs Listening to a Musician
- bears signature and date H. Vernet. 1833 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 45 by 39 5/8 in.
- 114.3 by 100.6 cm
Provenance
Private Collection
Private Collection, United States
Wildenstein (acquired from the above in 1982)
The Collection of Coral Petroleum, Inc., (and sold, their sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 1985, lot 5, illustrated, as attributed to the artist)
Private Collection
Private Collection, United States
Wildenstein (acquired from the above in 1982)
The Collection of Coral Petroleum, Inc., (and sold, their sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 1985, lot 5, illustrated, as attributed to the artist)
Private Collection
Exhibited
London and New York, Wildenstein, Consulat Empire, Restauration: Art in Early XIX Century France, June 17-July 27, 1981 (with incorrect date of 1834); April 21-May 28, 1982
Literature
Claudine Renaudeau, Horace Vernet 1789-1863, chronologie et catalogue raisonné de l'eouvre peint, vol. 1, PhD. diss., Universite Paris-IV, 1999, p. 162, no. 353, illustrated
Condition
This painting has been lined and there is fine, widely patterned, stable craquellure visible throughout. Under UV, varnish fluoresces green, small irregularities show in the extreme upper left, there is a spot of old inpainting in the sky, newer inpainting appears in two dots in the right horse in a 2" stroke in the lower right, and to address frame abrasion on the lower center edge.
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.