Lot 361
  • 361

Henri Lebasque

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henri Lebasque
  • Marinette à la peau panthère
  • Signed Lebasque (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 25 5/8 by 32 in.
  • 65.1 by 81.3 cm

Provenance

Marthe Lebasque, France
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 9, 1995, lot 79
Richard Green, London 
Acquired from the above circa the late 1990s

Exhibited

Le Cannet-Rocheville, Salon de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Henri Lebasque, 1970, no. 19, illustrated in the catalogue
Vence, Château des Villeneuve, Fondation Emile-Hugues, Henri Lebasque, 1981, no. 30, illustrated in the catalogue

Literature

Denise Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque, Catalogue raisonné, vol. I, Paris, 2008, no. 980, illustrated p. 251

Condition

Canvas is not lined, edge are reinforced with tape. Surface is nicely textured. On the reverse a landscape scene reads beautifully and is well preserved. Under UV light one spot of inpainting at extreme right edge near center, two spots at left edge near center and a few pindots at upper left corner fluoresce. Also on spot in the figure's left calf, a few strokes at the center of left shoulder and some scattered spots on her cheek and just under her chin. Some scattered pindots on her back and hairlines strokes between the figure's thighs. A few pindots an hairlines near the center of the top edge, otherwise fine. This work is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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