Lot 246
  • 246

Ernest Joseph Laurent

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Ernest Joseph Laurent
  • Portrait de Georges Seurat
  • Oil on canvas
  • 14 7/8 by 18 1/2 in.
  • 37.8 by 47 cm

Provenance

Private Collection

Literature

Wildenstein & Co., Maximilien Luce (1858-1941): The Evolution of a Post-Impressionist (exhibition catalogue), New York, 1997, illustrated fig. 2

Condition

Canvas is lined and its edges have been reinforced with tape. Colors are fresh and strong. Under UV light: There is a nailhead-sized spot of inpainting in the upper left quadrant, to the left of the figure's head. There are two nailhead-sized spots of inpainting in the upper right quadrant, and a few scattered pindot strokes throughout. Overall the work is in very good condition.
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