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LÉON-AUGUSTIN LHERMITTE | Pêcheur et sa famille
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
- Pêcheur et sa famille
- signed L. Lhermitte (lower right)
- pastel on stretched paper
- 17 3/4 by 12 3/4 in.
- 45.1 by 32.4 cm
Provenance
Sale: Waddington’s, Toronto, December 23, 2011, lot 175, illustrated
Private Collection, Ontario
Private Collection, Ontario
Condition
Pastel on paper stretched on canvas. There are artist pinholes scattered at all four extreme edges and minor bumping and pulling in the upper corners.
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
This pastel is likely a preparatory work for Lhermitte's painting The Fisherman, now in the collection of Kirkcaldy Galleries in Scotland.
The Comité Lhermitte has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which will be included in the Supplement of the Catalogue Raisonné now in preparation by the Galerie Brame & Lorenceau and Monique Le Pelley-Fonteny.
The Comité Lhermitte has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which will be included in the Supplement of the Catalogue Raisonné now in preparation by the Galerie Brame & Lorenceau and Monique Le Pelley-Fonteny.