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Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
- Aline
- signed R. Madrazo lower right
- oil on panel
- 73.5 by 59cm., 29 by 23in.
Provenance
Purchased by the grandfather of the present owner in Biarritz in 1958; thence by descent
Condition
The panel is flat, even, and ensuring a stale support. There is some fine scattered drying craquelure in the darker hues in the background. Ultra-violet light reveals some areas of opaque discoloured varnish and some very fine lines of cosmetic retouching in the lady's chin and cheek. The picture is in very good condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
"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
Painted in the late 1890s.
Representing the third generation of Spain's most enduring dynasty of artists begun by his grandfather José and his father Federico, Raimundo de Madrazo was the most distinguished figure of the 'Spanish School' in Paris. Settling there in 1862, Madrazo specialised in female portraiture, with the sitter often placed in a refined and exquisite setting. In the present work, Aline Mason, his favourite model and daughter of the Marquis de Casa Riera's concierge in Paris, is captured as a seamstress, her dress and pose evocative of an eighteenth-century costume piece by Chardin or Liotard.
The influence of Madrazo's close friend and brother-in-law, Mariano Fortuny, is also clearly evident in this work in the wealth of detail and mastery of colour and texture, from Aline's porcelain skin to the rendering of white and the vibrancy of the background. 'Madrazo's portraiture is of that accomplished order that raises it to eminence; grace and fine drawing, colour and strength, are seen united to enable depiction of character, and his works present an air of completion in which refinement and vivacity are noticeable attributes' (Alfred George Temple, Modern Spanish Paintings, London, 1906, p. 60).
Representing the third generation of Spain's most enduring dynasty of artists begun by his grandfather José and his father Federico, Raimundo de Madrazo was the most distinguished figure of the 'Spanish School' in Paris. Settling there in 1862, Madrazo specialised in female portraiture, with the sitter often placed in a refined and exquisite setting. In the present work, Aline Mason, his favourite model and daughter of the Marquis de Casa Riera's concierge in Paris, is captured as a seamstress, her dress and pose evocative of an eighteenth-century costume piece by Chardin or Liotard.
The influence of Madrazo's close friend and brother-in-law, Mariano Fortuny, is also clearly evident in this work in the wealth of detail and mastery of colour and texture, from Aline's porcelain skin to the rendering of white and the vibrancy of the background. 'Madrazo's portraiture is of that accomplished order that raises it to eminence; grace and fine drawing, colour and strength, are seen united to enable depiction of character, and his works present an air of completion in which refinement and vivacity are noticeable attributes' (Alfred George Temple, Modern Spanish Paintings, London, 1906, p. 60).