Lot 61
  • 61

Jean-Paul Laurens 1838 - 1921

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • Jean-Paul Laurens
  • Study for the central figure in the ceiling of the Palais de la Legion d'Honneur
  • signed with initials lower left; titled upper left
  • oil on canvas. Together with Jean-Paul Laurens, The Fire, oil on panel, 16 by 21 in. (40.7 by 53.5 cm.). (2 works)
  • 18 1/4 by 15 in.
  • 46.5 by 38 cm.

Provenance

Sale: Briest Scp., June 13, 1990, lot 222

Condition

Ceiling study: Lined canvas. Surface in good condition. Under UV light: a few tiny spots of inpainting at lower right quadrant. The Fire: A few very minor surface scratches through the surface. Under Uv light: a few small areas of inpainting on and around the female figure at right.
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