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Edwin Lord Weeks
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Edwin Lord Weeks
- The Market in Ahmadabad, India
- signed E. L. Weeks and inscribed Ahmadabad. (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 18 1/4 by 21 3/4 in.
- 46.4 by 55.2 cm
Literature
D. Doge Thompson, "Edwin Lord Weeks: American Painter of India," Antiques, vol. CXXVIII, no. 2, August 1985, p. 249, fig. 2 (illustration of the painting within a photograph of the artist's studio)
Condition
Four postage size patches visible on the reverse. Unlined. Under UV: Old varnish fluoresces unevenly. Small spots of inpainting fluoresce and correspond to the patches on the reverse as well as small spots at the top of the canopy and in building's foremost capital.
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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.
Catalogue Note
Weeks completed this work in situ, probably in the 1880s.