Lot 109
  • 109

Henri Lebasque

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henri Lebasque
  • Le plateau de fruits
  • Signed Lebasque (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 19 1/2 by 24 3/4 in.
  • 49.5 by 63 cm

Provenance

Hammer Galleries, New York
Wadsworth Library, Genesco, New York (Sold: Sotheby's, New York, February 15, 1991, lot 48)
Private Collection, Austria

Condition

The canvas is lined. There are scatterd areas of retouching to the extreme right edge and to the lower right quadrant. There is a line of retouching running down the left edge, a 1/2in square area of retouching to the lower right edge, a 1by 1/2in. area of retouching towards the top right corner and a nailhead-sized spot of reouching to the bottom of the plate's edge. All retouching is visible under ultra-violet light. There are two thin 1 in. lines of craquleure to the centre of the bottom right quadrant. This work is in fairly good condition. Colors: Overall accurate although stronger in the original.
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