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Circle of Gaspard Dughet
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Gaspard Dughet
- Two men with cattle in an italianate landscape, with a ruined castle on a promontory in the distance
- bears signature lower right: CLA.G
- oil on canvas, unframed
Provenance
In the collection of the family of the present owners for the last fifty years.
Condition
The canvas has an old relining. The paint surface is secure, although the colours have darkened. A vertical band of retouching measuring approximately 8 by 3 cm is visible in the branches of the taller tree. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a cloudy varnish and confirms the above retouching, as well as revealing other very few scattered retouchings, mainly confined to the lower third of the painting.
The picture is unframed.
"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
The figure of the standing shepherd, as well as the cattle, seem to be related to a drawing by Claude Lorrain in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, whose composition was etched in 1635.1 We are grateful to Marcel Rothlisberger for suggesting an attribution to the circle of Dughet, on the basis of a photograph.
1. Inv. no. 58.136 (8.2 by 18.2 cm). See M. Roethlisberger, Claude Lorrain. The Drawings, Cambridge 1968, p. 138, reproduced cat. no. 215.