Maurice de Vlaminck

Private Collection, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 3, 1990, lot 192
Galerie Tamenaga, Tokyo (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Paintings, 1950, no. 116

The canvas has been wax-lined and the extreme outer edges have been taped. The colors are rich and the paint layer is nicely textured. Some frame abrasion is apparent to the extreme left and right edges, traced by faint vertical lines of stable cracking the paint layer. Faint lines of cracking are also visible within the white pigment just above the horizon line at center, and just an inch above and to the right faint circular lines of impact craquelure are visible. The paint layer is stable however. Under UV light: certain pigments fluoresce though a masking layer of varnish is difficult to read through. The work is in good condition.
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