Camille Pissarro

CAMILLE PISSARRO Effet de Pluie. Etching and aquatint on cream wove paper, 1879. 158x217 mm; 6 1/4x8 1/2 inches, full margins. Fourth state (of 6), before the engraved signature. One of approximately only 4 impressions in this state, from a total lifetime edition of approximately 15 to 20 in all states (there were also 14 posthumous impressions). Titled and inscribed "2e état--no. 3" in pencil, lower margin. A superb, richly-inked and beautifully printed impression of this extremely scarce, chef d'oeuvre of Impressionist printmaking, with warm plate tone and inky plate edges. We have found only 5 other lifetime impressions at auction in the past 30 years. Delteil 24.

Lot Description Camille Pissarro (French, 1830-1903) Les joueurs de cartes signed with initials 'C.P.' (lower right) pencil and grey ink wash on squared paper 4 ¼ x 6 ¼ in. (10.7 x 15.8 cm.) Special Notice These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’’’’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. This VAT is not shown separately on the invoice. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction. Lot Condition Report I confirm that I have read this Important Notice and agree to its terms. View Condition Report View Lot Notes >

Camille Pissarro 1830 - 1903 PAYSANNE À LA FOURCHE signed with the initials CP (lower right) charcoal on paper 24.1 by 18.2cm., 9 1/2 by 7 1/8 in. Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Saleroom Notice Authentication The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Joachim Pissarro. Provenance Private Collection, Brazil (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 21st February 2002, lot 7) Private Collection, United States (purchased at the above sale) Private Collection, United States (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 13th March 2013, lot 5) Purchased at the above sale by the present owner Literature cf. Loys Delteil, Camille Pissarro, L'Œuvre gravé et lithographié, Catalogue raisonné, San Francisco, 1999, no. 87, illustration of the etching p. 191

** Camille Pissarro 1830-1903 (French) Paysage du midi watercolor and pencil on paper mounted on board h:15 w:12 cm. stamped with initialls lower left Provenance: Estate of the artist, Galerie Bernheim Jeune, Paris. Mme. C. Vegee, Paris. Joseph Edwards, New York. J.L. Hudson Galleries, Detroit. Sale: Christie's New York, May 6, 1998, lot 253. Private Collection, USA. Private European collection. Estimate $ 15,000-18,000

Camille Pissarro 1830 - 1903 ÉTUDE POUR BAIGNEUSES Stamped with the initials C.P. (Lugt L.613a, lower right) Charcoal on paper 19 by 22 1/2 in. 48.3 by 57.1 cm Executed circa 1896. Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Saleroom Notice Authentication Dr. Joachim Pissarro can confirm that this work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Drawings by Camille Pissarro. Camille Pissarro executed a number of works on the subject of female bathers in various media during the mid-1890s. The two figures in Etude pour baigneuses appear to be the same model in different poses. This particular drawing relates to an oil painting of 1896 titled Three Bathers Stepping out of the Water, no. 1108 in the Pissarro & Durand-Ruel Catalogue Raisonné (Joachim Pissarro & Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue critique des peintures, vol. III, Paris, 2005, no. 1108, illustrated p. 699). Executed on rose colored laid paper, taped to a window mat along top edge on verso. Edges are deckled. Evidence from a prior mounting is visible around the perimeter on verso. Watermark at upper left and upper right corners. 18A written in blue pencil at upper left hand corner, near the edge of the mat. One remnant from a prior mounting is visible at extreme top edge near upper left corner. A few scattered spots of foxing, the most visible near the lower left corner. Faint mat stain around the perimeter of the work, otherwise fine. This work is generally in very good condition. 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.