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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
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Description
- Francisco de Goya
- The Bulls of Bordeaux (D. 286-289; H. 283-286)
- Lithograph on wove paper
- each image: approx. 300 by 415mm 11 7/8 by 16 3/8 in
- each sheet: approx. 410 by 525mm 13 1/2 by 20 3/4 in
The complete set of four lithographs, 1825, published in an edition of 100 impressions by Cyprien-Charles Gaulon in Bordeaux in 1825, on wove paper
Provenance
Ex coll. Marcel Louis Guérin (L. 1872b), sold his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Estampes du XIXe Siecle, Paris, 9 December 1921, lot 128, 11,400 Fr (Loys Delteil referenced as the expert and this lot cited in Lugt); acquired from the above by Maurice Gobin; with M. Knoedler, New York, circa 1930
Condition
With wide margins, the papers brittle with light- and mount-staining, margins with some surface soiling and minor creasing, sheet edges with minor defects and a few repaired tears, remains of brown backing tape and associated adhesive at sheet edges verso (showing through at sheet edges recto), each unframed.
Individual defects include:
H. 283: with light brown staining on the matador's chest, in upper image at center and elsewhere in the margin, lower and right sheet edge re-attached by approx. 1.5cm, lower left corner re-attached (approx. 9 by 7cm).
H. 284: lower sheet edge re-attached by approx. 12mm, a small horizontal tear in lower right margin.
H. 285: with a horizontal crease running through the title, lower sheet edge re-attached by approx. 9mm.
H. 286: with an un-inked vertical printer's crease extending through the center of the sheet, with repairs at top and bottom of this crease in the margin, a repaired tear in upper right margin (approx. 5cm), further small horizontal tears in right margin, a pencil sketch of a man (probably by a late 19th century hand) on the reverse, lower sheet edge re-attached by approx. 1.5cm.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."