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DescriptionA Vision of Arcadia – An Important English Private CollectionJames Jacques Joseph TissotFrench1836 - 1902The Departure Platform, Victoria Station
signed J.J. Tissot lower rightwatercolour on paperUnframed: 50 by 27cm., 19¾ by 10½in.Framed: 73 by 50.1cm., 28¾ by 19¾in.Condition reportTo request a Condition Report, please contact Emma.Gordon@sothebys.com
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."ProvenanceAccording to Tissot's sales notebook, purchased in 1881 as By Land, watercolour, as a pair with By Water, watercolour, for £300 by Georges Petit, Paris art dealer Frederic Humbert sold by him at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 24-25 June 1902, lot 199 as Charing Cross, watercolour, pair with lot 200, Les Docks, watercolour, for 800 francs to Georges Petit, his collection sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 14-15 December 1927, lot 81, L'Arrivée à la gare, watercolour, 49 x 26 cm, bought as pair with Départ sur le paquebot for 850 francs by M. GraatLeicester Galleries, June 1933, bought by S.H.W. Bell Sale: Christie’s, London, 10 June 1999, lot 23Private collectionSale: Christie’s, London, 11 June 2003, lot 12Purchased at the above sale by the present ownerLiteratureJames Laver, Vulgar Society: The Romantic Career of James Tissot London, 1936, pp. 42-43, illustrated pl.XXI, as Victoria StationWillard Misfeldt, The Albums of James Tissot Ohio, 1982, p. 64, illustratedMichael Wentworth, James Tissot Oxford, 1984, p. 204 James Tissot exhibition catalogue for Barbican Art Gallery, London and Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester and Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, 1984-5, p. 128Melissa E. Buron and Krystyna Matyjaszkiewicz (with other contributors), James Tissot exh. cat. for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2019, p. 279 Krystyna Matyjaszkiewicz, 'Creating and Meeting Demand: James Tissot's London Replicas', in Julie F. Codell (ed.), Victorian Artists' Autograph Replicas, New York and London, p. 248.ExhibitedLondon, Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of Works by James Jacques Tissot, 1933, no. 20 as The arrival at the station (watercolour).Catalogue note