Lot 268
  • 268

Armand Guillaumin

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Armand Guillaumin
  • Paysage de l'Île de France
  • signed Guillaumin  (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 50.2 by 61.2cm., 19 3/4 by 24 1/8 in.

Provenance

Olivier Sainsère, Paris (acquired before 1920)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

The canvas is lined and UV examination reveals a small patch of retouching to the cloud in the upper left corner and a few tiny spots towards the upper part of the right edge. There is a tiny 1cm-sized paint loss to the green foliage below the rightmost tree and a further tiny spot with a light scratch towards the centre of the right edge. There is a further spot of paint loss close to the second tree in the foreground. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
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