Details

Provenance

Madame Manet, Paris Sale: Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Manet , 4th-5th February 1884, lot 127 Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris Sale: Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 18th December 2014, lot 39 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Adolphe Tabarant, Manet et ses œuvres , 1947, p. 393 Merete Bodelsen, 'Early Impressionist Sales, 1874-1894' in Burlington Magazine, June 1968, no. 127, p. 343 Denis Rouart & Daniel Wildenstein, Edouard Manet, Catalogue raisonné , Lausanne, Paris, 1975, vol. II, no. 608, illustrated p. 217 Condition Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, attached to the mount along the left and right edges and floating in the mount. The lower edge is slightly unevenly cut. There is a small repaired tear to the centre of the upper edge (approximately 7mm long). There are some very faint studio marks along the edges. This work is in overall 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. 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."

Catalog summary

Édouard Manet Noix stamped with the initials E.M. (lower right) watercolour on paper 8.8 by 11cm., 3 1/2 by 4 3/8 in. Provenance Madame Manet, Paris Sale: Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Manet , 4th-5th February 1884, lot 127 Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris Sale: Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 18th December 2014, lot 39 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Literature Adolphe Tabarant, Manet et ses œuvres , 1947, p. 393 Merete Bodelsen, 'Early Impressionist Sales, 1874-1894' in Burlington Magazine, June 1968, no. 127, p. 343 Denis Rouart & Daniel Wildenstein, Edouard Manet, Catalogue raisonné , Lausanne, Paris, 1975, vol. II, no. 608, illustrated p. 217 Condition Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, attached to the mount along the left and right edges and floating in the mount. The lower edge is slightly unevenly cut. There is a small repaired tear to the centre of the upper edge (approximately 7mm long). There are some very faint studio marks along the edges. This work is in overall 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. 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."