Lot 65
  • 65

Charles Lapicque

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Charles Lapicque
  • Les Cap-Horniers
  • signed Lapicque and dated 69 (lower right) ; signed Lapicque, titled les Cap-Horniers and dated 1969 (on the reverse) 
  • oil on canvas
  • 65 by 80.7 cm ; 25 5/8 by 31 3/4 in.

Provenance

Neue Galerie, Zurich
Mr & Mrs Neison Harris, Chicago (acquired from the above on 30 June 1970)
Private Collection, USA (by descent from the above)
Sale: Christie's, New York, 1 March 2006, lot 1
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Zurich, Neue Galerie, Charles Lapicque, 1970, no. 11

Literature

Bernard Balanci & Elmina Auger, Charles Lapicque : Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint et de la sculpture, Paris, 1972, no. 680

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There is substantial hairline shrinkage which has led to flaking, notably in some of the green pigments, but no evidence of retouching under UV light. This work remains in good condition.
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