La Modiste Sur Le Pont Des Saint-Pères
159.5 cms x 67.3 cms (62.8 ins x 26.5 ins)
Signed “Gaston La Touche” on the steps lower left.
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Jun 16, 2022.
Lot 45
Lot 45
Estimate: CAD $25,000 - $35,000
Realised: CAD $20,400
Realised: CAD $20,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
First sold in Paris in 1975;
Sold at Sotheby’s, New York, May 4, 1979, Lot 276;
From whom it was presumably purchased by Dr. Gerald Weisbrod of Weisbrod Antiques, Toronto;
The Estate of Dr. Gerald Weisbrod, Toronto
Exhibitions:
Reportedly exhibited in a special Van Gogh exhibition (possibly the complete painting before it was cut down).
Literature:
W. M. M. “Gaston La Touche.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 8, no. 4, 1921, pp. 69–70, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136475.
The complete oil on canvas of “Sur le Port des Saints-Pères” is illustrated in Henri Frantz’s book, “Gaston La Touche” published in 1913, illustrated in black and white, Cat. No. XIV.
First sold in Paris in 1975;
Sold at Sotheby’s, New York, May 4, 1979, Lot 276;
From whom it was presumably purchased by Dr. Gerald Weisbrod of Weisbrod Antiques, Toronto;
The Estate of Dr. Gerald Weisbrod, Toronto
Exhibitions:
Reportedly exhibited in a special Van Gogh exhibition (possibly the complete painting before it was cut down).
Literature:
W. M. M. “Gaston La Touche.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 8, no. 4, 1921, pp. 69–70, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136475.
The complete oil on canvas of “Sur le Port des Saints-Pères” is illustrated in Henri Frantz’s book, “Gaston La Touche” published in 1913, illustrated in black and white, Cat. No. XIV.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.