Lot 59
  • 59

To Ngoc Van 1906-1954

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Description

  • To Ngoc Van
  • Angkor Temple
  • signed and dated '36 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 37 by 46.5cm.; 14½ by 18¼in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by Docteur Chabaud, a French doctor in Indochina (Public Health Service from 1929-1962), thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

The painting is in good condition. The canvas is in good condition with a clear and tout surface and no retouching was detected upon examination under ultraviolet light. The colours of the catalogue illustration are quite close, except that the colour of the sky is too reddish.
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