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AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a lady, possibly Helena Van Eeckout, circa 1786
估價
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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描述
- Augustin Ritt
- Portrait of a lady, possibly Helena Van Eeckout, circa 1786
- Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame, pearl set boarder, the glaze reverse with hair decoration on opalescent glass;signed centre right: Ritt
- 6.8 mm.; 2 3/4 in. diameter
來源
Leo R. Schidlof (1886-1966), London, by 1956,
by family descent;
sale, Geneva, Christie's, 15 November 1994, lot 135
by family descent;
sale, Geneva, Christie's, 15 November 1994, lot 135
展覽
Geneva, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Chefs-d'oeuvre de la miniature et de la gouache, 1956, no. 373;
Vienna, Albertina, Mesiterwerke der Europäischen Miniaturmalerei von 1750 bis 1850, 1965, no. 315
Vienna, Albertina, Mesiterwerke der Europäischen Miniaturmalerei von 1750 bis 1850, 1965, no. 315
出版
L.R. Schidlof, La miniature en Europe, Graz, 1964, vol. II, pp. 495, 1052. no. 994, vol. IV, illust., pl. 485, no. 994;
G.N. Komelova, Augustin Ritt - Russian Miniaturist, St Petersburg, 2004, p. 168, no. 145, illust.
G.N. Komelova, Augustin Ritt - Russian Miniaturist, St Petersburg, 2004, p. 168, no. 145, illust.
Condition
Good order. Lively execution.
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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. 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."
拍品資料及來源
The artist's sitter's book for the years 1781 to 1786 includes a description of a miniature that appears to match the present lot: ‘Helene van Ekhaut en chapeau / de paillé nous le mention / en miniat’). It has been suggested that this portrait was painted in 1786, towards the end of the artists stay in Antwerp. In August of that year he travelled to Paris, where he was to remain until his return to St Petersburg in 1792.