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ANTOINE-SÉBASTIEN FALARDEAU | Mary Magdalen
Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Mary Magdalen
- Unframed: 22.2 x 18 cm.; 8 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. Framed: 24.2 x 20 cm.; 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.
signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse: 'Le chevalier Falardeau' / 'd'après Carlo Dolci a la' / 'galerie des Uffizi' / 'Florence 1866' / '5 Via S. Spirito'oil on board This is a copy after the original painting by Carlo Dolci, datable to 'circa' 1660–70, in the Uffizi, Florence.1 Antoine-Sébastien Falardeau moved from Quebec to Florence in 1846 to continue his artistic training. He was above all a copyist, and Dolci was one of his favourite models. Falardeau's fellow artist in Florence, Napoléon Bourassa, wrote in 1853: 'Falardeau is doing well in Florence ... I believe that within ten years he will succeed in duplicating the contents of the galleries in Florence.'2 1 http://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/scheda.v2.jsp?locale=en&decorator=layout_resp&apply=true&tipo_scheda=OA&id=55403&titolo=Dolci+Carlo%2C+Santa+Maria+Maddalena+penitente2 Private archive, Madeleine Hamel (Quebec), Lettre de Napoléon Bourassa à Théophile Hamel, Décembre 1853.
Condition
All paintings available to view at the Sotheby’s Greenford Park warehouse, 5 - 7 and 10 – 13 September (10 - 4pm), by appointment. The board is flat and stable, the paint surface is dirty and the varnish is discoloured. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals small, scattered retouchings around the margins, and in her red cloak.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.