Lot 114
  • 114

Eugène Leroy

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Eugène Leroy
  • Femme debout
  • huile sur toile
  • 55 x 46 cm; 21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.
  • Exécuté en 1953.

Provenance

Acquis auprès de l'artiste par le propriétaire actuel

Exhibited

Nice, Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Eugène Leroy Rétrospective, 1993; catalogue, illustré en couleurs

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is not relined. There are 2 scratched lines with paint losses associated (6 cm) parallel to the upper edge in the left hand side quadrant. Under UV light: there are some scattered small retouching along the upper and lower edge and a line which fluoresce at the centre of the composition, 9 cm from the top edge. Colours: There is some green shades in the reality not visible in the illustration. Otherwise it is fairly accurate.
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Catalogue Note

oil on canvas. Executed circa 1953.