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Charles Joshua Chaplin, 'Young Girl with a Cat' Oil on Canvas Painting

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Start price: $800

Estimated price: $1,000 - $2,000

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Description

Keywords: Charles Joshua Chaplin, French Painting, French Artist, 19th Century, Portrait, Young Woman, Girl With Cat, Figural, Belle Époque, Academic Art, Salon Painting, Victorian, Antique Painting

Summary:
Charles Joshua Chaplin (French, 1825-1891). Young Girl With a Cat, oil on canvas painting depicting a young woman in a white dress seated with a cat in her lap. Presented in a giltwood frame with a plaque identifying the artist. An old handwritten label affixed to the reverse identifies Chaplin and references provenance from the collection of Madame Robert, née Léontine Lamée, widow of Robert. Canvas has been relined.

Chaplin was a French painter and engraver known particularly for his portraits and depictions of women, often characterized by a soft palette and refined handling. In 1861, he contributed paintings to the decoration of the Salon des Fleurs in the Palais des Tuileries and also worked at the Élysée Palace. He regularly exhibited at the Paris Salons and sent works to the Royal Academy in London.
Measurement: Art: 31 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (80 x 51.4 cm.), Frame: 34 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (87.6 x 60.3 cm.) approx

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All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.

Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions. Accordingly, works are sold as ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.

Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all photographs and, when possible, examine items in person prior to bidding. Photographs form an integral part of each lot’s description. The absence of a condition report, notation, or reference to damage does not imply that an item is free from defects, restoration, wear, or other condition issues. All items are sold as is, where is, and may show signs of age, use, wear, repair, or prior restoration. By placing a bid, bidders acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.
Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions.  Accordingly, works are sold as  ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.