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Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
- Le Cabaret, dit à tort le pot de vin
signed L. Lhermitte (lower right)
- charcoal on paper
- 16 1/2 by 17 7/8 in.
- 41.9 by 45.5 cm
Provenance
E. Coudry (and🧔 sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 12-13, 1908, lot 141)
Literature
Mary Michele Hamel, Léon Lhermitte, An International Exhibition Organized by The Paine Art Center & Arboretum, September 21 through November 10, 1974, exh. cat., Oshkosh, Wisconsin, p. 37
Monique Le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925), Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1991, p. 446, no. 702, illustrated
Monique Le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925), Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1991, p. 446, no. 702, illustrated
Condition
Very good condition. Work is attatched to upper mat with tape along all four sides.
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 is a study for Lhermitte's submission to the Paris Salon of 1881, no. 1443, and not Le Pot de vin of the same year submitted as no. 3075. The present work depicts the interior of the farm of Ru Chailly.