The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards | June 5, 2024
Wed, Jun 5, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 24
Jules Joseph Lefebvre, First Study for L'Aurore, 1884
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
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| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(French, 1836-1911)
inscribed by the artist verso "1ere pensee de L'Aurore/offerte a R S.P.Avery/par son Devoue/ Jules LeFebvre/Paris 1884", signed lower right "JL", and inscribed lower left "SPA" for Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), , oil over pencil on panel, 8-1/8 x 4-5/8 in. (20 x 8.57 cm.); gilt wood frame, 9-1/2 x 6-1/8 x 1-1/8 in.
Provenance: The artist's gift to Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; Samuel Putnam Avery, Jr.; his daughters, Emma Avery Welcher and Amy Ogden Welcher sold to Paul W. Cooley, Moyer Gallery; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Note: The Frick database states, "Samuel Putnam Avery was an art collector, copper and wood engraver, art dealer, connoisseur and advisor to important collectors.
Eventually Avery gave up commercial engraving and devoted himself exclusively to collecting and dealing art; particular specialty being old Dutch paintings and romantic French landscape painters.
A founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, many of the paintings in that collection were selected by him."
The finished painting of L'Aurore was exhibited at the Salon des Champs-Elysées, 1884, Paris, n°1471 and was purchased by Samuel P. Avery. This sketch was likely given by the artist upon that sale.
Reference: https://research.frick.org/directory/detail/10
Condition
surface dirt, slightly yellowed varnish; frame with abrasions
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The artist's gift to Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; Samuel Putnam Avery, Jr.; his daughters, Emma Avery Welcher and Amy Ogden Welcher sold to Paul W. Cooley, Moyer Gallery; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
