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Louis Carrogis dit Carmontelle
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description
- Louis Carrogis dit Carmontelle
- Young woman seated and holding a violin
- Red chalk, black chalk and watercolour
Extended by 5 mm along the lower edge - 283 x 184 mm ; 11 by 7 1/4 in
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Bailly-Pommery, 24 mars 1999, lot 3
Condition
Contrecollé Quelques légères taches brunes dans la partie haute. Une partie du bord inférieur est rapportée. Les couleurs restent fortes et vibrantes.
Dans un cadre en bois sculpté et doré.
Laid down. Some light brown staining in the upper section of the sheet. There is section at the lower margin that has been made up. Colours remain strong and vibrant.
Sold in a carved and a gilded frame.
"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
In the unfortunate absence of de la Mésangère's mounting or Richard de Lédans's handwritten inscriptions glued to the reverse, it is impossible to identify today the elegant young lady that Carmontelle has here portrayed by.
Seated before an avenue of trees reminiscent of the gardens at Saint-Cloud, the property of the Orléans family, and tightly grasping a violin between her knees like a bass viol, our young sitter seems to have paused in her music-making just long enough so that Carmontelle could produce this snapshot of a charming moment.
Seated before an avenue of trees reminiscent of the gardens at Saint-Cloud, the property of the Orléans family, and tightly grasping a violin between her knees like a bass viol, our young sitter seems to have paused in her music-making just long enough so that Carmontelle could produce this snapshot of a charming moment.