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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- LA PÊCHE SOUS LES SAULES
- signed Corot (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 43.1 by 45.3cm., 17 by 17¾in.
Provenance
Mme Grédelue (her sale: Paris, 10th March 1887, lot 9)
M. Tempelaere (purchased at the above sale)
Jean Patrick Hennessy (1874-1944, French diplomat and politician)
Jean Dieterle (by 1946)
Rudolph Brauchbar, Zurich
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London (acquired from the above in 1955)
The 9th Earl of Jersey, Jersey (acquired from the above on 2nd December 1955)
Thence by descent to the present owners
M. Tempelaere (purchased at the above sale)
Jean Patrick Hennessy (1874-1944, French diplomat and politician)
Jean Dieterle (by 1946)
Rudolph Brauchbar, Zurich
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London (acquired from the above in 1955)
The 9th Earl of Jersey, Jersey (acquired from the above on 2nd December 1955)
Thence by descent to the present owners
Literature
Alfred Robaut, L'Œuvre de Corot Catalogue Raisonné et Illustré, Paris, 1905, vol. II, no. 969, catalogued p. 300; illustrated p. 301
Condition
The canvas has been relined. Ultraviolet light reveals strokes of retouching along the left edge of the composition, and scattered minor spots, primarily in the lower fringes of the foliage above the water's edges, and parallel to the lower edge. There are some fine lines of craquelure along the lower edge. Overall this work is in good condition, and is ready to hang.
Held in a decorative gilt frame with a nameplate.
The colours are richer and cleaner than in the catalogue illustration, and the greens more vibrant.
"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."
"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
Depicting a fisherman shaded by willow trees in a verdant summer landscape, La Pêche sous les saules is a prime example of Corot's mature œuvre. The work exemplifies the lyricism of Corot's landscapes during the 1850s and 60s with its sinuous tree trunks, distinctive feathered brushstrokes, and rich, lively palette, while the subject, unlike those peopled by nymphs and mythological figures in the early 1850s and before, is emphatically taken from modern life.
Corot is widely regarded as the bridge between classical traditions of French landscape painting and the modern tenets of Impressionism. As stated in the catalogue to the 1996 Corot retrospective, 'artists from Delacroix to Courbet to Renoir to Picasso, who knew Corot's work well, stubbornly held it in the highest possible regard' (Corot (exhibition catalogue), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1996, p. xv).
Corot is widely regarded as the bridge between classical traditions of French landscape painting and the modern tenets of Impressionism. As stated in the catalogue to the 1996 Corot retrospective, 'artists from Delacroix to Courbet to Renoir to Picasso, who knew Corot's work well, stubbornly held it in the highest possible regard' (Corot (exhibition catalogue), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1996, p. xv).