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Henri Martin
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description
- Henri Martin
- L'Heure du thé sur la terrasse de Marquayrol
- Signed Henri Martin (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 31 1/2 by 60 in.
- 80 by 129.5 cm
Provenance
Eugénie Esbelin, Labastide-du-Vert (a gift from the artist)
Private Collection, France (by descent from the above and sold: Sylvie Dagot, Montluçon, 1991)
Richard Green Fine Paintings, London (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above in 1991
Private Collection, France (by descent from the above and sold: Sylvie Dagot, Montluçon, 1991)
Richard Green Fine Paintings, London (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above in 1991
Condition
The canvas is not lined. The surface is richly textured and impasto well preserved. A few scattered minor losses have likely occurred to extreme top right and top left edges to the upper ends of the branches but do interfere with the image. Under UV light, certain original pigments fluoresce and some very minor scattered strokes of well-consolidated in-painting are visible in the center sky, as well as in a couple places on the surface of the table, top of chair at right and top of lower right leg of table. Otherwise fine; the work is in 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
L'Heure du thé sur la terrasse de Marquayrol is an enchanting example of Martin's mature oeuvre; its shimmering palette and nuanced rendering of light both serve to further Martin’s expression of beauty in depicting nature and civilization in seamless integration, resulting in a composition that is as unobtrusive as it is harmonious and fluid. As Jacques Martin-Ferrières, the artist's son, observes, "Henri Martin was without contest an Impressionist and one who had the deepest sensitivity, certainly equal to that of Monet, whom he most admired. Their interpretation of nature is certainly, owing to their utmost sensitivity and not through research of a technical process, a poetical evocation hued by a thousand colors which can undoubtedly be called a work of art" (Jacques Martin-Ferrières, Henri Martin, Paris, 1967, p. 35).
The present work was given as a gift to Eugénie Esbelin, one of two housemaids who worked for the artist at his summer home. It remained in her family for more than half a century before it was sold in 1991.
The present work was given as a gift to Eugénie Esbelin, one of two housemaids who worked for the artist at his summer home. It remained in her family for more than half a century before it was sold in 1991.