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19Th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art New Bond Street, London I 26 September 2018 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art New Bond Street, London I 26 September 2018 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art Wednesday 26 September 2018 at 2pm New Bond Street, London VIEWING ENQUIRIES REGISTRATION PHYSICAL CONDITION OF Thursday 20 September Peter Rees (Head of Sale) IMPORTANT NOTICE LOTS IN THIS AUCTION 9am to 4.30pm +44 (0) 20 7468 8201 Please note that all customers, PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS Friday 21 September [email protected] irrespective of any previous NO REFERENCE IN THIS 9am to 4.30pm activity with Bonhams, are Sunday 23 September Charles O’Brien CATALOGUE TO THE PHYSICAL 11am to 3pm (Head of Department) required to complete the Bidder CONDITION OF ANY LOT. Monday 24 September +44 (0) 20 7468 8360 Registration Form in advance of INTENDING BIDDERS MUST 9am to 4.30pm [email protected] the sale. The form can be found SATISFY THEMSELVES AS TO Tuesday 25 September at the back of every catalogue THE CONDITION OF ANY LOT 9am to 4.30pm Emma Gordon and on our website at www. AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 14 Wednesday 26 September +44 (0) 20 7468 8232 bonhams.com and should be OF THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 9am to 12pm [email protected] returned by email or post to the CONTAINED AT THE END OF THIS CATALOGUE. specialist department or to the SALE NUMBER Alistair Laird bids department at 24742 +44 (0) 20 7468 8211 As a courtesy to intending [email protected] [email protected] bidders, Bonhams will provide a written Indication of the physical CATALOGUE To bid live online and / or leave condition of lots in this sale if a £25.00 Deborah Cliffe internet bids please go to +44 (0) 20 7468 8337 request is received up to 24 www.bonhams.com/ ILLUSTRATIONS [email protected] hours before the auction starts. 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SHIPPING For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licenses please contact Alban Shipping on +44 (0) 1582 493 099 [email protected] 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art Lots 1 - 127 1AR EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS (FRENCH, 1882-1969) Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris signed ‘EDOUARD CORTÈS.’ (lower right) oil on canvas 33.3 x 46cm (13 1/8 x 18 1/8in). £15,000 - 20,000 €17,000 - 22,000 US$19,000 - 26,000 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 6 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 2AR EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS (FRENCH, 1882-1969) Avenue de l’Opera, Paris; Rue de la Paix et Place Vendôme, Paris a pair, both signed ‘EDOUARD CORTÈS’ (one lower right, one lower left) oil on panel each 16.5 x 22.5cm (6 1/2 x 8 7/8in). (2) £15,000 - 20,000 €17,000 - 22,000 US$19,000 - 26,000 Provenance Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 26 October 2004, lot 192 (Rue de la Paix et Place Vendôme) and lot 196 (Avenue de l’Opera). Anon. sale, Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, 29 November 2012, lot 21. Private collection, UK. For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 19TH CENTURY ART | 7 3 DELPHIN ENJOLRAS (FRENCH, 1857-1945) Nu allongé signed, inscribed and dated ‘Paris 11 novembre 1918 11h. matin/ DEnjolras’ (lower centre) pastel 52.3 x 71cm (20 9/16 x 27 15/16in). £12,000 - 18,000 €13,000 - 20,000 US$15,000 - 23,000 Provenance Anon. sale, Éric Pillon Enchères, Paris, 18 March 2012, lot 43. Private collection, UK (acquired from the above sale). A painter schooled in the Paris Academies under Gerome and Dagnan-Bourveret, Delphin Enjolras was a regular contributor to the Paris Salon, specialising in portrayals of elegant female figures, often seated in parlours or on terraces, bathed in lamplight. The inscription of the present lot is interesting, dating the work to the exact time that the Armistice of Compiègne came in to force, to officially end World War One. The sitter lies gracefully, her back to the viewer, quietly reading, seemingly oblivious to a monumental moment of history taking place less than 40 miles north of Paris. For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 8 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 19TH CENTURY ART | 9 4 10 | BONHAMS 5 4 5 DELPHIN ENJOLRAS (FRENCH, 1857-1945) DELPHIN ENJOLRAS (FRENCH, 1857-1945) The folio Nu couché signed ‘DEnjolras’ (lower left) signed ‘DEnjolras’ (lower right) oil on canvas pastel 73 x 54cm (28 3/4 x 21 1/4in). 37 x 60cm (14 9/16 x 23 5/8in). £5,000 - 7,000 £4,000 - 6,000 €5,600 - 7,800 €4,400 - 6,700 US$6,400 - 9,000 US$5,200 - 7,700 Provenance Berko Fine Paintings, Knokke-Heist. Private collection, UK (acquired from the above). For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 19TH CENTURY ART | 11 6 PIERRE OUTIN (FRENCH, 1840-1899) Le jour de fête signed ‘OUTIN’ (lower left) oil on canvas 82 x 61cm (32 5/16 x 24in). £20,000 - 30,000 €22,000 - 33,000 US$26,000 - 39,000 Provenance Haynes Fine Art, Broadway. Exhibited Paris, Salon, 1885. Literature Louis Énault, Paris-Salon, 1885, 1st volume contenant 40 Gravures et Vignettes, 1885, Paris, p. 19 (illustrated).
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