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Charles Guilloux
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Charles Guilloux
- Paysage mystique
- signed C. Guilloux (lower right)
- oil on cardboard
- 24 x 33 cm ; 9 1/2 x 13 in.
Provenance
Studio of the artist
Galerie Elstir, Paris
Private Collection, Belgium (acquired from the above in 1993)
Galerie Elstir, Paris
Private Collection, Belgium (acquired from the above in 1993)
Condition
The cardboard is sound but has become slightly warped and convex. There is a 4cm line of craquelure near the lower left corner. UV light reveals a thin intermittent line of retouching along the upper edge, small spots in the lower corners and some dots in the sky. There are scattered tiny paintlosses where the underlying pink pigment shows through (as visible in the catalogue illustration). Otherwise this work is in overall good condition.
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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
Charles Guilloux, the Symbolist painter, was born in Paris in 1886. After beginning his career at the Bibliothèque Nationale, he taught himself to paint. From 1891, his work begun to be noticed at the exhibitions of the Société des artistes indépendants. Guilloux soon became associated with the Symbolists and exhibited with them at the gallery Le Barc de Boutteville. Fascinated by the relationship between painting and music, his work tends towards Gesamtkunstwerk (a total work of art). This painting comes from the same series as the celebrated Crépuscule from 1892 that was acquired by the Musée d’Orsay in 2007, however in contrast to Crépuscule, in this work, with its golden sun, the artist depicts sunrise rather than nighfall.