Lot 115
  • 115

Ladislaus Bakalowicz

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ladislaus Bakalowicz
  • Henri IV and Marie de Medicis
  • signed and inscribed l.l.: Bakalowicz/ Paris
  • oil on canvas
  • 70.5 by 100.5 cm.; 27¾ by 39½ in.

Condition

Original canvas is sound. Some minor paint abrasion below the signature. One small paint chip to the young boy's leg, and a few barely visible paint cracks, but otherwise in good original condition. Clean and ready to hang. Ultraviolet light reveals a few spots of cosmetic retouching. Held in an ornate gold-painted, composite frame.
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