Lot 273
  • 273

Luis Ricardo Faléro Spanish, 1851-1896

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Luis Ricardo Faléro
  • The Human Soul
  • signed and dated Falero / 1894 l.l.

  • oil on canvas

  • 152 by 91cm., 60 by 35¾in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Madrid (since circa 1987); thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

The canvas has been relined. There are a few small flecks of retouching to the left of the angel's knees and around his feet, a few scattered specks within the background and around the edges of the work, notably the upper right edge. There are some signs of paint shrinkage, notably to the girl's robes and the angel's hair, otherwise the paint surface is in good overall condition. Held in a decorative plaster moulded gilt frame.
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