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Martin Johnson Heade
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Martin Johnson Heade
- Tropical Greenery
- signed M.J. Heade (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 17 1/2 by 15 in.
- 44.5 by 38 cm.
- Painted in 1875
Provenance
Private Collection, San Francisco
Sale: Butterfield and Butterfield, San Francisco, November 6, 1986, lot 1931
Alexander Gallery, New York
Taggart and Jorgensen Gallery, Washington, DC, 1988
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, January 24, 1989, lot 54
Jim Ballard, Atlanta
Sale: Butterfield and Butterfield, San Francisco, November 6, 1986, lot 1931
Alexander Gallery, New York
Taggart and Jorgensen Gallery, Washington, DC, 1988
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, January 24, 1989, lot 54
Jim Ballard, Atlanta
Literature
Theodore Stebbins, The Life and Work of Martin Johnson Heade: A Critical Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 2000, no. 241, p. 261 illustrated
Condition
Canvas is lined. SURFACE: in good condition UNDER ULTRA VIOLET; hard to see through dark pigments and old varnish; there appears to be some scattered inpainting; lights at upper left were cleaned at one time and are more transparent--a few small repaints here ( in branches of trees)
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.