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Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret
- Portrait of Gustave Courtois
- titled Gustave Courtois, dated 1883 and inscribed Aetatis Suae XXXI (upper right); signed PAD·DAGNAN·B (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 12 3/4 by 9 3/4 in.
- 32.5 by 24.5 cm
Provenance
Doctor Robert Didier, 3 Square Rapp, Paris
Literature
Marie Legrand, Catalogue chronologique des oeuvres de Dagnan Bouveret, n.p. (in the archives of Dr. Gabriel P. Weisberg)
Possibly, Gabriel P. Weisberg, Against the Modern, Dagnan-Bouveret and the Transformation of the Academic Tradition, New York, 2002, p. 56
Possibly, Gabriel P. Weisberg, Against the Modern, Dagnan-Bouveret and the Transformation of the Academic Tradition, New York, 2002, p. 56
Condition
Unlined; work may benefit from cleaning. Under UV: Inpainting along the top edge, in spots of the background, and in sitter's hat to address craquelure.
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.
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
Dagnan-Bouveret’s Salon submission of 1880, The Accident (1879, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore) earned him substantial praise and marked his emergence as one of the leading French Naturalist artists. It was around this time that he and fellow artist Gustave Courtois, the sitter of the present portrait, opened a studio together in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The two artists met through Jean-Léon Gérôme’s studio and remained close friends throughout their lives. While both artists pursued careers as a portraitists, supported by wealthy patrons, Dagnon-Bouveret examined the lives of France's urban and rural peoples, and conveyed their hardships and experiences with a sensitive and potent intimacy, particularly evident in his paintings of friends and family. In this Portrait of Gustave Courtois, Dagnan-Bouveret has captured his dear friend’s incisive and sly gaze. Marie Legrand, an early chronicler and friend of Dagnan-Bouveret’s, catalogued the present work with the notation “reître,” referring to his sixteenth century cavalier costume, a choice that may reflect Courtois’ reputation as an eccentric dandy. He was compelled to paint his friend’s likeness on a number of occasions, including Bouderie (1880, sold in these rooms May 5, 2011, lot 41), The Laundress (1880, location unknown), Portrait of Gustave Courtois (1884, Musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie, Besançon) and in the present work, dated 1883.