Lot 382
  • 382

Francisco Borès

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Francisco Borès
  • VASE ET CITRON
  • signed Borès and dated 54 (lower right); titled on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 46 by 55cm., 18 1/8 by 21 5/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie Louis Carré, Paris (acquired by April 1954)
Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid

Exhibited

Madrid, Galerie Louis Carré, Arco 89, 1989

Literature

Hélène Dechanet, Francisco Bores: Catálogo razonado, Pintura 1945-1972, Madrid, 2003, vol. II, no. 1954/27, illustrated p. 282

Condition

The canvas is not lined and there appear to be no signs of retouching visible under UV light. There is a diagonal line of paint shrinkage below the fruit bowl (visible in the catalogue illustration). There is some light paint rubbing to the surface in areas close to the framing edges. This work is in very good condition.
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