Lot 367
  • 367

Moïse Kisling

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Moïse Kisling
  • PAYSAGE PROVENÇAL
  • signed Kisling (lower right); signed M.Kisling and inscribed 3 rue Bara, Paris (VIe) on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 46.5 by 55.2cm., 18 1/4 by 21 3/4 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, United Kingdom (sold: Sotheby's Parke Bernet, London, 30th November 1972, lot 106)
Collection Zenta, Tokyo
Galerie Gilbert & Paul Pétridès, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989

Literature

Jean Kisling (ed.), Kisling 1891-1953, Turin, 1982, vol. II, no. 31, illustrated p. 263

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There are few small areas of retouching, including two small areas with associated scattered spots just above the trees in the upper left quadrant, a small area in the centre and a thumb-sized area to the left of the lower edge. There are a few tiny scattered spots of retouching towards the edges and in the foliage in the left half. These retouchings are visible under UV light. There are a few areas of light paint shrinkage, mainly in the darker pigments. This work is overall in good condition. Colours: Overall accurate in the printed catalogue, although the colours are crisper in the original.
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