02-01-201302-02-2013
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2635BBoston
February 1, 2013 12:00 PMCalender
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Charles François Daubigny (French, 1817-1878) Untitled [La vallée de l'Oise]

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$20,400$17,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2635BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 01, 2013 12:00PM

Description:

Charles François Daubigny (French, 1817-1878)

Untitled [La vallée de l'Oise]
Signed "Daubigny" l.r., stenciled "PROPERTY OF WORCESTER ART MUSEUM" on the reverse.
Oil on cradled panel, 9 3/4 x 16 in. (24.8 x 40.6 cm),framed in a liner.
Condition: Retouch to sky in u.r. quadrant.

Provenance: From Mrs. Joseph A. Ropes, Boston, to the Worcester Art Museum (1921),to Tobias and Fisher Gallery (1949),to a private collection, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; through to current owner by family descent.

N.B. The present work will be included in the forthcoming second supplement of the Catalogue Raisonné de Charles François Daubigny compiled by François Delestre. We wish to thank Mr. Delestre for his kind assistance; a photo-certificate accompanies the lot.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

Retouch to sky in upper right quadrant consisting of some thinly brushed horizontal lines in a area measuring 8 1/2 x 2 inches overall. Two small dots of retouch to left edge of sky, and a few small dots to lower left edge as if to cover frame abrasion. Scattered, minor, very fine scratches. The cradle is late 19th or early 20th century, and would have been applied to keep the panel from warping.


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Keywords

Pittsburgh, Fisher Gallery, Worcester Art Museum, Joseph A. Ropes, Pennsylvania, Tobias Gallery