Lot 257
  • 257

Achille Laugé

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Achille Laugé
  • Bouquets de roses
  • Signed A. Laugé and dated 1922 (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 19 1/2 by 28 5/8 in.
  • 49.5 by 75.3 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, Europe
Sale: Bonham's, London, June 23, 2009, lot 5
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

The canvas is lined. Under UV light: There are strokes of inpainting along the left, right and top edges to address prior frame abrasion. Numerous pin dot retouches throughout the composition, mostly in the background, especially in the upper register of the painting. These appear to be addressing some pigment separation which occurred previously. There are also several pin dot retouches in the base of the vase and in the background directly under the blossom at the center of the upper left quadrant. A few scattered pin dot retouches above the lower edge, mostly at the lower right corner. Otherwise fine, the work is in fairly good condition.
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