- 105
Camille Pissarro
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Camille Pissarro
- LES SEIGLES
- signed C. Pissarro (lower left), titled (lower centre), inscribed Éragny and dated août 88 (lower right)
- pencil and watercolour on paper
- 24.1 by 31.5cm., 9 1/2 by 12 3/8 in.
Provenance
Georges Bergaud, Paris (Director of the Galeries Georges Petit, Paris)
Private Collection (by descent from the above; sale: Sotheby's, London, 29th November 1989, lot 416)
Private Collection (by descent from the above; sale: Sotheby's, London, 29th November 1989, lot 416)
Exhibited
London, Stern Pissarro Gallery, Camille Pissarro, 1830-1903, 2003, no. 30, illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount in the top two corners. There are artist's pin holes to the centre and corners of all four edges. There is a repaired nailhead-sized support loss towards the centre of the right edge and a 2mm. repaired tear towards the centre of the lower edge. Apart from some discoloration and time staining to the sheet, this work is in good condition.
Colours: The paper tone is warmer and less grey in the original and the colours are overall richer.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
Pissarro moved to Éragny-sur-Epte in 1884 and remained there until his death in 1903. For a pastel of the same subject, Les Coteaux de Thierceville, dated circa 1889, see: L. R. Pissarro & L. Venturi, Camille Pissarro: Son art - son œuvre, Paris, 1939, no. 1582.