Lot 500
  • 500

Francisco Borès

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Francisco Borès
  • COMPOSITION SUR FOND JAUNE
  • signed Borès and dated 48 (lower right); signed Borès and inscribed amicalement on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 33.5 by 46cm., 13 1/4 by 18 1/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie de France, Paris (acquired from the artist on 1st June 1948)
Acquired from the above by the late owner in September 1948 

Literature

Hélène Dechanet, Francisco Borès, Catálogo Razonado, Pintura 1945-1972, Madrid, 2003, vol. II, no. 1948/37, illustrated p. 110

Condition

The canvas is not lined and there are no signs of retouching under UV light. Apart from some slight undulations to the canvas in the upper left and lower right corners, the painting is in very good condition. Colours: Overall accurate in the catalogue illustration.
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