Lot 156
  • 156

Henri Martin

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Henri Martin
  • Dahlias au soleil
  • Signed Henri Martin (lower left)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 25 5/8 by 21 1/4 in.
  • 65 by 54 cm

Provenance

Findlay Gallery, Inc., Palm Beach
Acquired from the above in 1965

Condition

Work is in very good condition. Canvas is not lined. Surface is slightly dirty. Canvas is slightly undulating in the upper register near the top edge. Under UV light: a few small strokes of inpainting along upper edge to address prior frame abrasion. Numerous pindots of original pigment and pooling varnish also fluoresce throughout.
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