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Alfred Sisley
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
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Description
- Alfred Sisley
- Le Pont de Moret
- signed Sisley and dated 90 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 53.6 by 64.5cm., 21 1/8 by 25 3/8 in.
Provenance
Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
Léon Orosdi, Paris (sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 25, 1923, lot 70)
Galerie Georges Petit, Paris (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection, Paris
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above; sale: Sotheby's, New York, 6th May 2010, lot 365)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Léon Orosdi, Paris (sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 25, 1923, lot 70)
Galerie Georges Petit, Paris (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection, Paris
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above; sale: Sotheby's, New York, 6th May 2010, lot 365)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Gustave Geffroy, Sisley, Paris, 1923, illustrated pl. 19
Gustave Geffroy, Sisley, Paris, 1927, illustrated pl. 50
François Daulte, Alfred Sisley, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Lausanne, 1959, no. 726, illustrated n.p.
Gustave Geffroy, Sisley, Paris, 1927, illustrated pl. 50
François Daulte, Alfred Sisley, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Lausanne, 1959, no. 726, illustrated n.p.
Condition
The canvas is strip-lined. There is a layer of varnish preventing UV light from fully penetrating; there may be a few small strokes of retouching to the sky. There is some extremely minor frame abrasion to the outermost edges of the canvas. The surface appears clean and fresh, and is nicely textured. This work is in overall 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.
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
Le Pont de Moret depicts the environs of Moret-sur-Loing, an area that provided particular emotional resonance for Sisley. The artist felt a keen affinity with the landscape of the small historic town, nestled along the banks of a tributary of the Seine, and he made increasingly frequent trips there during the 1880s in search of creative inspiration. Sisley eventually settled there in 1889, the year before the present work was created, moving into a small house in the center of the town. In a letter to Monet written in the early 1880s, the artist outlined the virtues of the town to his fellow artist: 'It’s…rather a chocolate-box landscape… Moret is two hours away from Paris, with plenty of houses to rent… Market once a week, very pretty church, some quite picturesque views…' (quoted in Mary Anne Stevens, ed., Alfred Sisley (exhibition catalogue), Royal Academy of Arts, London (& travelling), 1992, p. 184).