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Camille Pissarro
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Camille Pissarro
- Portrait de Paul Cézanne
- stamped CP and numbered 60/75 in the margin (lower right); inscribed Pissarro and dated 1874 on the plate (lower right) and inscribed C. Pissarro on the plate (upper left)
- etching on laid paper
- Plate size: 27 by 21.6cm., 10 5/8 by 8 1/2 in.
- Sheet size: 46 by 28.6cm., 181/8 by 11¼in.
Provenance
Lucien Pissarro (the artist's son)
John Rewald, New York (acquired from the above circa 1936-37)
Estate of John Rewald (sale: Christie's, New York, 11th May 1994, lot 408)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
John Rewald, New York (acquired from the above circa 1936-37)
Estate of John Rewald (sale: Christie's, New York, 11th May 1994, lot 408)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Loys Delteil, Le Peintre-Graveur illustré, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, Auguste Renoir, Paris, 1923, no. 13, illustration of another example
Ralph E. Shikes & Paula Harper, Pissarro, His Life and Work, London, 1980, illustration of another impression p. 163
Christopher Lloyd & Anne Distel, Camille Pissarro (exhibition catalogue), Paris, 1981, illustration of another impression p. 200
Ralph E. Shikes & Paula Harper, Pissarro, His Life and Work, London, 1980, illustration of another impression p. 163
Christopher Lloyd & Anne Distel, Camille Pissarro (exhibition catalogue), Paris, 1981, illustration of another impression p. 200
Condition
Printed on a cream sheet of wove paper, folded at the upper and lower edges. A good impression with even plate tone. The upper and lower edges are deckled. There are a few scattered foxing marks, mostly to the right of the sitter's head and a few in the margins. There is some discolouration to the extreme right edge of the sheet and a crease to the upper left corner of the margin. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though the papertone is overall less red in the original.
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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. 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
In this fine portrait of Cézanne, Pissarro renders hommage to their mutual friendship and admiration. This work relates directly to Pissarro's portrait of Cézanne painted circa 1874 (see: L.-R. Pissarro & L. Venturi, Camille Pissarro, son art, son œuvre, Paris, 1939, vol. I, no. 293). It was purchased from Lucien Pissarro, son of Camille, by John Rewald, the leading historian on Impressionnism. Rewald wrote the Cézanne Catalogue raisonné as well as being a specialist in the works of Camille Pissarro.