Lot 303
  • 303

Marco de Gastyne French, 1889-1982

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marco de Gastyne
  • Les Femmes Damnees
  • signed and dated MARCO DE GASTYNE 1920 l.l.

  • oil on canvas

  • 194 by 200cm., 76¼ by 78¾in.

Exhibited

Paris, Salon des Artistes Français, 1920, no. 719

Condition

Original canvas. There is a small vertical line of retouching above the girl's head to the right corresponding to a repair in the canvas, some small spots in the upper background around the devil's head and a few small scattered strokes elsewhere, notably towards the lower right corner. The paint surface is overall in good condition. Held in a plaster moulded gilt frame.
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