International Art Auction

December 11, 2012

LOT 188

Lot 188

Felix Ziem (1821-1911)

Felix Ziem (1821-1911)
Lot 188 Details
Felix Ziem (1821-1911), French

GONDOLE DEVANT LES GESUATI, AU CLAIR DE LUNE

Oil on panel; signed lower left
19.5" x 28.75" — 49.5 x 73 cm.

Estimate $60,000-$90,000

Realised: $71,500
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Coll. of the artist, Sidney Arbouin, Loissy;
By descent through his family to his granddaughter, Nelita Geoffroy-Dechaume, Loissy in 1984;
From whom purchased by the present, Private Collection, Montreal in 1984

Literature:

Reproduced in colour in Anne Burdin-Hellebranth’s Catalogue Raisonne, Felix Ziem 1821-1911, no. 679, pg. 271; Illustrated in Venice and the Fabulous Orient of Marco Polo with a variant title: “Venice, Clair de lune sur la Lagune” in a colour advertisement for Puccini’s opera “Turandot”.

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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