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EUGÈNE BOUDIN | Trouville, La Gouvernante
估價
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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描述
- Eugène Louis Boudin
- Trouville, La Gouvernante
- Signed E. Boudin (lower left); dated '70 and inscribed Trouville (lower right)
- Oil on cradled panel
- 5 by 8 5/8 in.
- 12.7 by 21.9 cm
- Painted in Trouville in 1870.
來源
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 28, 1878, lot 25
Émile Strauss, Paris (and sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 3, 1929, lot 28)
M. Knoedler & Co., New York (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, Canada (acquired from the above in 1929)
Thence by descent
Émile Strauss, Paris (and sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 3, 1929, lot 28)
M. Knoedler & Co., New York (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, Canada (acquired from the above in 1929)
Thence by descent
出版
Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin 1824-1898, vol. I, Paris, 1973, no. 510, illustrated p. 189
Condition
Painted on cradled panel. A very minor loss to the extreme upper right corner of the panel, though the exterior support is sound. Under UV inspection, scattered strokes of inpainting are visible around the perimeter of the image as well as in the bottom right of the foreground. The most consolidated areas are upper center just above the horizon line as well as within the upper right-most quadrant. The work is in overall good condition.
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.
拍品資料及來源
The present work is an elegant early example of Boudin's favorite subject: the fashionably dressed figures on the beaches of Trouville. Having settled in Paris after his marriage in 1863, Boudin traveled to Trouville every summer in the ensuing decade. Jean Selz wrote: “What fascinated Boudin at Trouville and Deauville was not so much the sea and ships but the groups of people sitting on the sand or strolling along the beach: fine ladies in crinolines twirling their parasols, pompous gentlemen in top hats, children and little dogs playing on the sand. In the harmony of the colors of the elegant clothes he found a contrast to the delicacy of the skies” (Jean Selz, Eugène Boudin, New York, 1982, p. 57).
Trouville had become a fashionable summer retreat for the French middle classes, and their colorful costumes feature in Boudin's work throughout his career. Boudin often worked in quick, impressionistic brushstrokes highlighted by bright blue and red tones. The artist was fascinated by the contrast between these densely grouped men and women set against expanses of the sky. Boudin's interest in nature's fleeting effect on these well-dressed groups would provide inspiration for a young generation of Impressionists including Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Trouville had become a fashionable summer retreat for the French middle classes, and their colorful costumes feature in Boudin's work throughout his career. Boudin often worked in quick, impressionistic brushstrokes highlighted by bright blue and red tones. The artist was fascinated by the contrast between these densely grouped men and women set against expanses of the sky. Boudin's interest in nature's fleeting effect on these well-dressed groups would provide inspiration for a young generation of Impressionists including Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.