Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin

Edgardo Acosta, Beverly Hills
Dr. John J. Macdonald, Youngstown, Ohio
Sale: Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, April 3, 1968, lot 60
Estate of C. Stern, New York
Private Collection, New York
Thence by descent

Paris, Galerie Raphael Gerard, Guillaumin, 1938, no. 26

Georges Serret & Dominique Fabiani, Armand Guillaumin, 1841-1927, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1971, no. 268, illustrated n.p.

Canvas is lined. The edges are reinforced with tape. The colors are bright and fresh, and the richly textured impasto is well preserved. A few spots of vertical hairline craquelure principally visible on the left of the rock, near the center of the composition. Under UV light two thin ½ inch lines of inpainting are visible in the sky near the center. Another small area is visible on the right edge in the sky, and a further extremely thin line on the extreme left edge likely to address prior frame abrasion. Otherwise fine. This work is in very good condition.
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.