Lot 390
  • 390

Arie Smit

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 HKD
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Description

  • Arie Smit
  • (i) The Lagoon (ii) Ngebel (iii) Sarangan
  • (i) Signed, titled and dated Bali 73; (ii) Signed, titled and dated 1958; (iii) Signed, titled and dated 1958
  • (i) Acrylic on board; (ii) Watercolor and pastel on paper; (iii) Watercolor and pastel on paper
  • (i) 24 by 34 cm.; 9 1/4 by 13 1/4 in.; (ii) 38 by 50 cm.; 14 3/4 by 19 1/2 in. (iii) 38 by 50 cm.; 14 3/4 by 19 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, Germany

Condition

(i) The work is in good condition, as is the board, which is free from warping. Minor wear along the edges. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals no sign of restoration. Framed. (ii) The painting is in good condition, as is the paper, which is free from creases. Upon close observation, there is evidence of scattered foxing on the right bottom quadrant. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals no sign of restoration. Framed, under Plexiglas. (iii) The painting is in good condition, as is the paper, which is free from creases. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals no sign of restoration. Framed, under Plexiglas.
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