Lot 354
  • 354

Maxime Maufra

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Maxime Maufra
  • Le Port de Goulphar, Belle-Île-en-Mer
  • signed Maufra and dated 1909 (lower right)

  • oil on canvas
  • 65.7 by 81cm., 25 7/8 by 31 7/8 in.

Provenance

Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the artist on 29th January 1909)
Mrs Bardy, Paris (acquired from the above in 1953)
Galerie Mignon-Massart, Nantes (France)
Acquired from the above by the present owner


To be included in the forthcoming Maxime Maufra Catalogue critique being prepared by Caroline Durand-Ruel Godfroy.

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There appear to be no signs of retouching visible under UV light. There is some slight craquelure mainly to the darker pigments, and some light surface dirt. This work is in very good condition. Colours: Overall the colours are brighter and stronger in the original.
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