Lot 197
  • 197

Julio Romero de Torres Córdoba 1874-1930

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Julio Romero De Torres
  • Joven de Perfil (Young Woman in Profile)
  • signed Julio Romero de Torres u.r.; signed and inscribed Julio Romero de Torres/Pintado al óleo y al temple on the reverse

  • oil and tempera on canvas

  • 65 by 42cm., 25½ by 16½in.

Provenance

Purchased by the father of the present owner in 1947

Condition

Original canvas. There is a small spot of retouching to the right of the woman's neck corresponding to a spot of paint loss, a few specks in her hair and some tiny flecks to the right of her neck. There is a small spot of paint loss to the woman's shoulder and some frame abrasions to the left edge and the bottom of the right edge, otherwise the work is in good overall condition. Held in a plaster moulded gilt frame.
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