Lot 394
  • 394

Paul Fischer Danish, 1860-1934

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Paul Fischer
  • Before the Ballet
  • signed with monogram and dated NOV.1909 l.l.

  • oil on canvas

  • 63 by 38cm., 25 by 15in.

Provenance

Pietro del Vecchio Gallery, Leipzig
Werckmeister Kunsthandlung, Berlin

Condition

Original canvas. There are a couple of small spots of retouching below the girl's right foot (visible in the catalogue illustration), some small spots in the upper right corner and to the right of the girl's shoulder and a few scattered flecks elsewhere. Apart from a spot of paint loss in the upper left corner, the paint surface is overall in good condition. Held in a simple wooden frame with gilt edges.
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