Lot 107
  • 107

Moïse Kisling 1891-1953

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Moïse Kisling
  • Nu Assis
  • signed Kisling (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 16 1/4 by 13 in.
  • 41 by 33 cm.
  • Painted in 1922.

Provenance

W. Halvørsen, Oslo
Albert Gaubier, Copenhagen
Christie's, New York, May 15, 1986, lot 306

Literature

J. Kessel and J. Kisling, Kisling, Turin, 1971, p. 320, no. 17, illustrated

Condition

Canvas is not lined. In good condition aside from very slight frame abrasion. Small area of pigment separation lower right at edge. Slight surface dirt. A few shallow scratches center right at edge (possibly inherent to aritst's intent). Under UV: no apparent sign of in-paint.
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