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Academy Fine Paintings
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By appointment only
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire, near London
Declaration of Love - 19th Century French Portrait
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Description
This is a fine 19th century oil on canvas depicting an elegant Parisienne beauty in an opulent salon interior contemplating the contents of a love letter by the celebrated French painter Auguste Toulmouche 1829-1890. ‘Declaration of Love’ is signed by the artist and dated 1880. The painting hangs is a fine quality Louis XV design giltwood frame.As with all of the original antique oil paintings we sell it is offered in excellent condition, having just been professionally cleaned and re-varnished.
Alongside his equally successful contemporaries Alfred Stevens 1823-1906 and Charles Soulacroix 1825-1879, Auguste Toulmouche became famous for his detailed depictions of richly clad young women in luxurious Paris interiors.
Toulmouche first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1848, winning the first of many medals. Four years later his fame was secured when his painting ‘La Fille’ was purchased by the emperor Napoleon III. Auguste Toulmouche was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 1870.
Dimensions: (framed) 80cm x 61cm (31½” x 24”)
Dimensions: (canvas only) 65cm x 48cm (25½” x 19”)
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Provenance: Private collection.
Presentation: Louis XV design giltwood frame.
Condition: Excellent. Newly professionally cleaned and re-varnished. Ready to hang.
About AFP
Academy Fine Paintings is an international fine art dealership based in Buckinghamshire, England. We specialise in 19th century British and European oil paintings by some of the most important artists of the period, from Victorian landscapes and subject pictures to Belle Epoque portraits and Orientalist scenes.
Condition
Clients should always bear in mind that the vast majority of paintings we deal in are antiques - works over 100 years old and frequently older – and will therefore invariably retain some evidence of aging, historical damage and repair. During its lifetime a 150-year old oil painting may well have been exposed to extremes of heat or cold, intrusion of water, bumps, cuts and natural age-related deterioration, all of which require restoration. Whilst our conservator is one of the most eminent in the UK, no restorer can reverse time and every sign of ageing and natural deterioration, therefore anyone wishing to purchase a painting that looks like new should think about buying a new painting rather than an antique one.
Shipping information
Packaging
Great care and much time is taken over the safe transportation of the paintings we sell. Safe shipping is predominantly about correct packaging we only use the highest quality fine art packaging materials. No second-hand bubble-wrap and reused cardboards boxes. Before leaving us, each painting takes us approximately 2 to 3 hours to properly (i.e. safely and securely) package for transport whether for a journey or 30 miles or 3000. Every painting is first wrapped in acid free paper and then the entire frame is enveloped in deep, dense foam U cushioning. This is then covered in numerous layers of AirCap bubble wrap, which is the best and safest product of its type on the market. Sheets of high density fine art packaging card are then secured to the front and rear of the painting with waterproof cloth tape before the painting is then fitted in place inside a bespoke fine art shipping box. The entire package is then bound in black shrink wrap (as used by airline companies) and waterproof cloth tape is applied to all corners, ends and edges.
Shipping
We ship domestically and internationally with UPS and FedEx. We will ship to most locations worldwide please send us an email for a quote. All buyers will need to supply a complete address and telephone contact number for shipping forms. UK clients are also most welcome to collect from us in South Buckinghamshire.
Great care and much time is taken over the safe transportation of the paintings we sell. Safe shipping is predominantly about correct packaging we only use the highest quality fine art packaging materials. No second-hand bubble-wrap and reused cardboards boxes. Before leaving us, each painting takes us approximately 2 to 3 hours to properly (i.e. safely and securely) package for transport whether for a journey or 30 miles or 3000. Every painting is first wrapped in acid free paper and then the entire frame is enveloped in deep, dense foam U cushioning. This is then covered in numerous layers of AirCap bubble wrap, which is the best and safest product of its type on the market. Sheets of high density fine art packaging card are then secured to the front and rear of the painting with waterproof cloth tape before the painting is then fitted in place inside a bespoke fine art shipping box. The entire package is then bound in black shrink wrap (as used by airline companies) and waterproof cloth tape is applied to all corners, ends and edges.
Shipping
We ship domestically and internationally with UPS and FedEx. We will ship to most locations worldwide please send us an email for a quote. All buyers will need to supply a complete address and telephone contact number for shipping forms. UK clients are also most welcome to collect from us in South Buckinghamshire.
Terms and conditions
Academy Fine Paintings Ltd warrants for a period of one year from the date of sale that where a listing's Guarantee Line (the heading and/or subheading) states without qualification that a work is by a named artist then that item is a work by that artist and not a forgery or reproduction of any kind.
Where any representations regarding age, authorship, culture, date, origin, period, source or medium is made in a listing's Guarantee Line this is also warranted by Academy Fine Paintings Ltd for a period of one year from the date of sale.
Only a listing's Guarantee Line indicates what is being warranted by Academy Fine Paintings Ltd. Academy Fine Paintings Ltd's warranty does not apply to supplemental material that appears below Guarantee Line and Academy Fine Paintings Ltd is not responsible for errors or omissions in such material.
The warranty is not assignable and applies only to the original buyer of the lot as shown on the original invoice issued by Academy Fine Paintings Ltd when the lot was sold.
Where any representations regarding age, authorship, culture, date, origin, period, source or medium is made in a listing's Guarantee Line this is also warranted by Academy Fine Paintings Ltd for a period of one year from the date of sale.
Only a listing's Guarantee Line indicates what is being warranted by Academy Fine Paintings Ltd. Academy Fine Paintings Ltd's warranty does not apply to supplemental material that appears below Guarantee Line and Academy Fine Paintings Ltd is not responsible for errors or omissions in such material.
The warranty is not assignable and applies only to the original buyer of the lot as shown on the original invoice issued by Academy Fine Paintings Ltd when the lot was sold.
DateLate 19th Century :
1880
DimensionsDimensions: (framed) 80cm x 61cm (31½” x 24”)
Dimensions: (canvas only) 65cm x 48cm (25½” x 19”)
ConditionExcellent. Newly professionally cleaned and re-varnished. Ready to hang.
Codeas953a020
Pricesold
StatusSold
SellerAcademy Fine Paintings
Telephone07823336337Non UK callers :+44 7823336337 Emailgavin@academyfinepaintings.com
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