CHARLES-FRANÇOIS DAUBIGNY | LES POMMIERS EN FLEUR
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
CHARLES-FRANÇOIS DAUBIGNY
1817 - 1878
LES POMMIERS EN FLEUR
signed Daubigny and dated 1873 (lower right)
oil on panel
13 by 22⅞ in.
33 by 58.1 cm
Condition Report:
Not examined out of the frame. Oil on stable panel. The surface presents well and the colors appear bright and fresh. Some small areas of extremely faint, barely visible craquelure in the sky. Minor, small area of abrasion in the lower left corner (visible in current framing). Under UV: varnish fluoresces green and remains more heavily over the signature and date. There are scattered fine dashes and dots of retouching in the sky; inpainting to address prior frame abrasion visible along the upper left edge; and a small inpaint at left lower edge.
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.
Provenance:
C. de Hèle, Brussels (and sold, his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 10, 1901, lot 10)
Stoppenbach & Delestre, London
Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above and sold, Christie's, London, November 21, 2011, lot 66, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale
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Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
CHARLES-FRANÇOIS DAUBIGNY
1817 - 1878
LES POMMIERS EN FLEUR
signed Daubigny and dated 1873 (lower right)
oil on panel
13 by 22⅞ in.
33 by 58.1 cm
Condition Report:
Not examined out of the frame. Oil on stable panel. The surface presents well and the colors appear bright and fresh. Some small areas of extremely faint, barely visible craquelure in the sky. Minor, small area of abrasion in the lower left corner (visible in current framing). Under UV: varnish fluoresces green and remains more heavily over the signature and date. There are scattered fine dashes and dots of retouching in the sky; inpainting to address prior frame abrasion visible along the upper left edge; and a small inpaint at left lower edge.
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.
Provenance:
C. de Hèle, Brussels (and sold, his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 10, 1901, lot 10)
Stoppenbach & Delestre, London
Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above and sold, Christie's, London, November 21, 2011, lot 66, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale
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