Lot 112
  • 112

Emile Schuffenecker

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Emile Schuffenecker
  • Paysage de neige
  • signed with the initials E.S. (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • image size: 67.4 by 48.6cm., 26 1/2 by 19 1/8 in. canvas size: 73.5 by 54.8cm., 28 7/8 by 21 5/8 in.

Provenance

Dr. Henri Martin Lobon, Paris (possibly acquired directly from the artist)
Mr & Mrs van Duren-van der Leeuw, The Netherlands
Sale: Christie's, Amsterdam, 29th May 2013, lot 69
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Jill-Elyse Grossvogel, Claude-Emile Schuffenecker, Catalogue raisonné, San Francisco, 2000, vol. I,  no. 377, illustrated p. 22 (with dimensions of the image)

Condition

The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals a line of retouching to the left part of the upper edge, and a spot to the centre of the upper edge related to a repaired tear. There are some fine lines of stable craquelure in places, away from the main composition. This work is in overall good condition.
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