ÉMILE VERNON
French1872-1919
STARLIGHT
signed E. Vernon (lower right)
oil on canvas
35¾ by 24 in.
90.8 by 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, February 17, 1993, lot 64, illustrated
Private Collection, Atlanta (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the Estate of the above by the present owner
CONDITION REPORT:
Lined, loss to canvas upper right and upper left edges and along lower edge; under UV: heavy varnish fluoresces, four by three inch area of inpainting to her left shoulder, some spots of inpainting to her chest, stroke of inpainting to the left of her neck, 2 by ½ inch area of inpainting above flowers in upper right corner, spot of inpainting to the right of her left elbow and 1 inch area of inpainting further left along edge.
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.
Felix Francois Georges Philbert Ziem (french)
On the Bosphorus
Signed ‘Ziem’ (lower left)
Oil on panel
11 x 19 ½ inches
PROVENANCE
Peter Schemm JR, Philadelphia
Charles Knox Smith, Philadelphia.
The Association Felix Ziem, represented by Matthias Ary Jan and Davis Pluskwa, has confirmed the authenticity of this work and it will be reproduced the the forth coming catalogue raisonee