Lot 154
  • 154

Léon Richet

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description

  • Léon Richet
  • Près Vimory
  • signed Léon.Richet lower left
  • oil on canvas
  • 60.5 by 73.5cm., 23¾ by 29in.

Exhibited

Paris, Salon, 1880, no. 3237

Condition

Original canvas. There are a few scattered spots of retouching, notably to the lower right corner and along the left of the lower edge. Apart from some pinhead-sized flecks of paint loss to the aforementioned retouched areas, this work is in very good condition, with rich tones and a strong surface, and ready to hang. Held in a decorative, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame with a name and Salon plate.
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