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JULES JOSEPH LEFEBVRE | Fatima
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Jules Joseph Lefebvre
- Fatima
- signed Jules Lefebvre and dated 1883 (center right)
- oil on canvas
- 21 3/4 by 18 in.
- 55.2 by 45.7 cm
Provenance
George I. Seney, Brooklyn (and sold, his sale, American Art Galleries, New York, February 11-13, 1891, lot 139)
J.J. Gillespie & Co., Pittsburgh
Acquired from the above through the Prendergast Bequest, 1891
J.J. Gillespie & Co., Pittsburgh
Acquired from the above through the Prendergast Bequest, 1891
Exhibited
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library, Dedication Loan Exhibition, 1895, no. 179
Literature
"Art Galleries and Societies," American Art Annual, Boston, 1900-1, vol. III, p. 114
Descriptive Catalogue of the Art Gallery of the James Prendergast Library Association, Jamestown, New York, 1906, no. 22
Katherine E. Manthorne, The Mirror Up to Nature: A Catalogue of 19th and 20th Century Paintings in the Collection of The James Prendergast Library Association, Jamestown, New York, 1982, p. 26
Descriptive Catalogue of the Art Gallery of the James Prendergast Library Association, Jamestown, New York, 1906, no. 22
Katherine E. Manthorne, The Mirror Up to Nature: A Catalogue of 19th and 20th Century Paintings in the Collection of The James Prendergast Library Association, Jamestown, New York, 1982, p. 26
Condition
Lined. Fine, stable craquelure is visible. Under UV: old varnish fluoresces green unevenly. There is scattered, brushy inpainting visible in the background, especially at the center left and along the right edges. There are fine lines of retouching visible over the green varnish to address the craquelure. There is a quarter inch round dot of retouching to the subject's lips.
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
The present work was formerly in the storied Brooklyn collection of George Ingraham Seney, included in Edward Strahan’s Art Treasures of America.
Throughout his prolific and celebrated career Lefebvre had a long association with Americans. He was a professor at the Académie Julian in Paris where several young American artists were among his students. Best known for his finely detailed figure paintings of beautiful women, Lefebvre was an accomplished muralist and William H. Vanderbilt commissioned several from the artist to decorate his impressive New York mansion.
Throughout his prolific and celebrated career Lefebvre had a long association with Americans. He was a professor at the Académie Julian in Paris where several young American artists were among his students. Best known for his finely detailed figure paintings of beautiful women, Lefebvre was an accomplished muralist and William H. Vanderbilt commissioned several from the artist to decorate his impressive New York mansion.