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Henri Le Sidaner
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description
- Henri Le Sidaner
- La Table devant la fenêtre, neige
- Signed Le Sidaner (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 36 1/2 by 29 in.
- 92.7 by 73.6 cm
Provenance
Galerie Fricker, Crespières
Private Collection, Switzerland (and sold: Christie's, London, February 4, 2003, lot 241)
Richard Green Fine Paintings, London (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above
Private Collection, Switzerland (and sold: Christie's, London, February 4, 2003, lot 241)
Richard Green Fine Paintings, London (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
Paris, Musée Galliéra, Rétrospective Le Sidaner, 1948, no. 123
Brussels, Galerie de L'Art Belge, Rétrospective Le Sidaner, 1951, no. 12
Brussels, Galerie de L'Art Belge, Rétrospective Le Sidaner, 1951, no. 12
Literature
Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, Le Sidaner, L'Oeuvre peint et gravé, Paris, 1989, no. 782, illustrated p. 284
Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, Henri Le Sidaner, Paysages intimes, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2013, n.n., illustrated p. 281
Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, Henri Le Sidaner, Paysages intimes, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2013, n.n., illustrated p. 281
Condition
This work is in excellent original condition. The canvas is not lined. The impasto is well preserved and the colors are bright and fresh. Under UV light: no apparent signs of retouching.
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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 Sidaner developed his distinctive visual language in Paris during the 1890s, under the influence of Symbolism. The fin-de-siècle mood of Maurice Denis, Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer and Pierre Bonnard set the poetic tone for his body of work. On a formal level, Le Sidaner found a suitably harmonious treatment for his compositions with the Post-Impressionist technique of lively, divided brushwork.
Epitomizing Le Sidaner's skillful play with light and color, La Table devant la fenêtre, neige is an intimate portrayal of a simple table-setting before a window, through which we observe the quiet wintry neighborhood of Versailles as dusk settles. A small vase of flowers, a teapot and an abandoned napkin expertly rendered with delicate daubs of pastel tones reflect the shimmer of the snow-laden street outside while the illumination of the lamps in the neighbors’ windows awakens the scene to create an effect of striking luminosity; one can feel the delicate warmth emanating from the interiors.
Le Sidaner's sensitivity to quiet and poetic beauty was soon recognized by his contemporaries. As Paul Signac noted, "His entire work is influenced by a taste for tender, soft and silent atmospheres. Gradually, he even went so far as to eliminate from his paintings all human figures, as if he feared that the slightest human presence might disturb their muffled silence" (quoted in Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, op. cit., p. 31). Instead the artist focused on the architectural and domestic environment that people create for themselves.
Epitomizing Le Sidaner's skillful play with light and color, La Table devant la fenêtre, neige is an intimate portrayal of a simple table-setting before a window, through which we observe the quiet wintry neighborhood of Versailles as dusk settles. A small vase of flowers, a teapot and an abandoned napkin expertly rendered with delicate daubs of pastel tones reflect the shimmer of the snow-laden street outside while the illumination of the lamps in the neighbors’ windows awakens the scene to create an effect of striking luminosity; one can feel the delicate warmth emanating from the interiors.
Le Sidaner's sensitivity to quiet and poetic beauty was soon recognized by his contemporaries. As Paul Signac noted, "His entire work is influenced by a taste for tender, soft and silent atmospheres. Gradually, he even went so far as to eliminate from his paintings all human figures, as if he feared that the slightest human presence might disturb their muffled silence" (quoted in Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, op. cit., p. 31). Instead the artist focused on the architectural and domestic environment that people create for themselves.