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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Marino. Vallée avec un cavalier et une Italienne
- stamped VENTE COROT (lower left), inscribed Marino and dated Mai 1827 (lower center), indistinctly inscribed (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 11 by 15 7/8 in.
- 27.9 by 40.3 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist (and sold, Vente Corot, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 26 - June 9, 1875, lot 519)
Henri Rouart, Paris (by 1912, and sold, his sale, Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Paris, December 16 - 18, 1912, lot 20)
M. Devillez (acquired at the above sale)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Davis, Boston (by 1960)
R.M. Light & Co., Inc., Boston
Mr. Norton Simon, Pasadena (and sold, his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 5, 1971, lot 1, illustrated)
Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent
Henri Rouart, Paris (by 1912, and sold, his sale, Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Paris, December 16 - 18, 1912, lot 20)
M. Devillez (acquired at the above sale)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Davis, Boston (by 1960)
R.M. Light & Co., Inc., Boston
Mr. Norton Simon, Pasadena (and sold, his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 5, 1971, lot 1, illustrated)
Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent
Exhibited
The Art Institute of Chicago, Corot, 1960, no. 148 (lent by Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Davis)
Literature
Arsène Alexandre, La Collection Henri Rouart, Paris, 1912, p. 117 (as Marino)
Alfred Robaut, L'Oeuvre de Corot, catalogue raisonné et illustré, Paris, 1965, vol. IV, p. 26, no. 2582, illustrated, p. 27
Alfred Robaut, L'Oeuvre de Corot, catalogue raisonné et illustré, Paris, 1965, vol. IV, p. 26, no. 2582, illustrated, p. 27
Condition
Pencil on paper. A faint landscape sketch can be found on the reverse. A vertical strip of paper that is approximately two inches wide has been adhered to the verso of the main sheet. There are vertical hard creases at center right and handling creases throughout. There is tape on the upper corners and the work is hinged to the top along the left and right edges. There is a small paper fault and a very small tear in the lower right corner. There is very minor abrasion to the sheet next to the Vente stamp and around the hard crease. There is minor scattered foxing and discolorations throughout.
A full condition report from Alvarez Conservation Services is available upon request.
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.