Lot 91
  • 91

Charles Amable Lenoir

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Charles Amable Lenoir
  • Day Dreams
  • signed C. A. Lenoir (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 22 by 18 1/2 in.
  • 55.8 by 46.9 cm

Provenance

Galt Galleries, Ft. Lauderdale
Private American Collector (and sold: Christie's, New York, October 22, 2008, lot 223, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

This painting has been lined. There is broad craquellure across the surface of the painting, although it is stable. Under UV, uneven varnish fluoresces green due to selective cleaning, and there is evidence of fine inpainting associated to the craquellure.
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