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MAXIMILIEN LUCE | Jardin à Montrouge
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Maximilien Luce
- Jardin à Montrouge
- Signed Luce (lower right); titled and dated 1879 (on the reverse)
- Oil on canvas mounted on board
- 14 by 15 in.
- 35.5 by 38 cm
- Painted in 1876.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York
Acquired from the above on March 22, 1999
Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York
Acquired from the above on March 22, 1999
Exhibited
New York, Wildenstein & Co., Inc., Maximilien Luce, 1858-1941: The Evolution of a Post-Impressionist, 1997, no. 4, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Phillipe Cazeau, Maximilien Luce, Paris & Lausanne, 1982, illustrated p. 14
Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II, Paris, 1986, no. 5, illustrated p. 8 (dated 1876)
Denise Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II, Paris, 1986, no. 5, illustrated p. 8 (dated 1876)
Condition
The board is sound. There are three vertical cracks in the pigment visible under raking light. There is some minor frame abrasions along all four edges. There are some minor paper accretions in the lower right corner. There is some hairline craquelure in the green pigments near the center of the left edge. Under UV light, there is a layer of discolored varnish but no inpainting is apparent.
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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.