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Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer (Dutch, 1839-1902)
The wedding, Church of St. Roch, Paris
Oil on canvas
39-1/2 x 32 inches (100.3 x 81.3 cm)
Signed lower right: F.H. Kaemmerer

Property from the Estate of Eugene Iglesias, Hollywood, California

PROVENANCE:
The artist;
(With) M. Knoedler & Co., Paris, by 1901;
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1901 (as Noce);
William Sittenham, New York, acquired from the above, 1903;
Sotheby's, Los Angeles, November 13, 1972, lot 187 (as Wedding party);
Christie's, London, May 4, 1973, lot 11;
(With) Mackay Gallery, London;
John Nicholson Fine Art Auctioneers, Haslemere, England, June 25, 1997, lot 450 (as Society wedding);
Private collection, London, acquired from the above;
Christie's, New York, October 22, 1997, lot 101;
An East Coast Charitable Organization;
Christie's, New York, April 19, 2005, lot 102;
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

EXHIBITED:
P. Hook & M. Poltimore, Popular 19th Century Painting: A Dictionary of European Genre Painters, London, 1986, p. 319, illustrated;
D.E. McIntosh, "Goupil's Album: Marketing Salon Paintings in the Late Nineteenth Century," 21st Century Perspectives on 19th Century Art: Essays in Honor of Gabriel P. Weisberg, Newark, New Jersey, 2008, p. 82 (as Noce).




Condition Report*: Lined canvas. Extremely minor frame abrasion at upper edge. Very slight yellowing to the varnish layer. Very minor surface dust. Not examined out of frame due to size.
Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Some scattered brushy retouching at edges and in the background. Additional, more finely applied retouching and apparent strengthening to the figures.
Framed Dimensions 55.5 X 47.5 X 5.5 Inches
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Auction Dates
December, 2023
7th Thursday
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Sold on Dec 7, 2023 for: $13,750.00
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