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Lot 115
  • 115

Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Pierre-Joseph Redouté
  • Ail jaune (Allium flavum)
  • Watercolour and bodycolour, with touches of gum arabic, over black chalk, on vellum;
    signed in brown ink, lower left: P.J. Redouté

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by Empress Josephine;
thence by descent to Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Bavaria;
thence by descent until sold, ("Sale of the Library of Eugène de Beauharnais"), Zurich, Braus-Riggenbach and Ulrico Hoepli, 23 May 1935, lot 82;
Erhard Weyhe, New York;
sale (''The Property of a Private Trust"), New York, Sotheby's, 20 November 1985, lot 119, to W. Graham Arader, New York

Condition

Vellum connected to backing board with pieces of small string attached to the back of the sheet at the edges. Not laid down. Undulation to the vellum. Overall in very good condition.
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

See note for lot 114