Lot 116
  • 116

Georges Rouault

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description

  • Georges Rouault
  • PAYSAGE BIBLIQUE (AUX SEPT ARBRES)
  • signed G Rouault (lower right)
  • oil on paper laid down on canvas
  • 37 by 52cm., 14 1/2 by 20 1/2 in.

Provenance

Sale: Christie's, New York, 20th November 1998, lot 849
Kunsthandel Borzo, Den Bosch, The Netherlands (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in December 1998

Literature

Bernard Dorival & Isabelle Rouault, Rouault, L'Ĺ“uvre peint, Monte-Carlo, 1988, vol. II, no. 1764, illustrated p. 123

Condition

Executed on paper laid down on canvas. The canvas is not lined. There are some small lines of craquelure thoughout, inherent to the nature of the medium. Apart from a 3cm. line of retouching towards the right edge and a small spot of retouching to the upper right corner, visible under UV light, this work is in good condition.
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