Henri Lebasque

M. Norman Mason (acquired directly from the artist)
Marion Mason Peter, Illinois (by descent from the above)
Private Collection, Illinois (by descent from the above)
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Denise Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque, Catalogue raisonné, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 2008, vol. I, no. 1434, illustrated p. 342

This work is in generally good condition. The work was conserved in 1986 and the treatment at that time comprised restretching the picture with a new stretcher that has adjustable springs for its keys, and relining with wax. The back of the lining has a mylar sheet affixed to it. Under UV: about 10 - 15 pindots of inpainting are visible in the sky. There is a thin scratch to the surface at upper right which shows some restoration. Otherwise fine. There is more blue pigments in the sky and the colors are more saturated in the original than in the catalogue illustration.
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'To paint in the light and in the joy, spontaneously, gently and without perceptible effort, this appears to be the function and genius of Henri Lebasque.'
Paul Vitry, Henri Lebasque, Paris, 1928, n.p.