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Joseph Chinard
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description
- Joseph Chinard
- Portrait of the painter Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855)
- small patinated plaster bust ; on a wooden base and in a glass case
signed CHINARD - Haut. 16 cm, haut. (totale) 10 4/5 in.; height 6 1/3 in.; height (overall) 10 4/5 in.
terre cuite
Provenance
Ancienne collection Edmond Taigny (1828-1906) (see note to lot 5)
Exhibited
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900; Exposition d'oeuvres du sculpteur Chinard, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1909, n° 42.
Literature
P. Vitry, Exposition d'oeuvres du sculpteur Chinard, cat. exp. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, p. 38, n° 42; S. Lami, Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'école française au dix-huitième siècle, t. I, Paris, 1910 (rééd. 1970), p. 208.
Condition
A few chips are visible at several places on the high points and along the edges of the base. A loss is visible to the front lock of her hair and another one to the fold of the drapery on the chest of the sitter.The lower edges of the bust appear to have been slghlty retouched. The plaster bust is plain with a pencil inscription to the underside.
"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
A founding member of the Paris Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Edmond Taigny was also the author of a biography on Jean-Baptise Isabey (1859).