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Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin
- Les Rochers de l'Île Besse
- Signed Guillaumin (lower right); titled, inscribed Agay and dated juin 95 6 h du soir (on the stretcher)
- Oil on canvas
- 29 by 36 1/8 in.
- 73.6 by 91.7 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, France (and sold: Sotheby's, London, December 4, 1985, lot 122)
Charles Pankow, San Francisco (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 2005, lot 184)
R.S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above in 2006
Charles Pankow, San Francisco (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 2005, lot 184)
R.S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above in 2006
Exhibited
Chicago, R.S. Johnson Fine Art, Paintings-Works on Paper-Sculpture: 1880-1970, 2006, no. 7, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Georges Serret & Dominique Fabiani, Armand Guillaumin, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1971, no. 336, illustrated n.p.
Condition
The canvas is strip lined. The surface is clean . There is some slight evidence of prior frame abrasions at center of left and right edges. There is some isolated abrasion to the surface around the lower left corner. Under UV light, there are scattered pindot areas of retouching in the sky, mostly in the right half and one larger area of inpainting in the center. There is one small area of restoration in the foreground, just above the signature.
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.