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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
- Collation en Orient & La Sorciere; a pair
i.) signed N. Diaz lower left; ii.) signed N. Diaz lower right
- each: oil on canvas
- each: 28 by 23cm., 11 by 9in. (both oval; 2)
Provenance
Sale: Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 26 April 1922
Galerie Aktuaryus, Zurich
Purchased from the above in 1937 by the father of the🅷 present owner
Literature
Pierre & Rolande Miquel, Narcisse Diaz de la Peña (1807-1876). Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II, Paris, 2006, i.) p. 289, no. 1792, catalogued & illustrated; ii.) p. 337, no. 2067, catalogued & illustrated
Condition
i.)
Original canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible through an even varnish under ultraviolet light. This work is in overall very good condition and ready to hang. Held in a decorative, gold-painted rectangular frame with a name plate and oval inset.
ii.)
Original canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible through an even varnish under ultraviolet light. Apart from some grey residue in the clouds at the centre of the upper edge, this work is in very good condition and ready to hang. Held in a decorative, gold-painted rectangular frame with a name plate and oval inset.
"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."