Lot 147
  • 147

Paul-Jean Gervais

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description

  • Paul-Jean Gervais
  • Symphonie
  • Signé en bas à gauche P. Gervais
    Porte une ancienne étiquette au dos Paris Salon 1929
  • Huile sur toile
  • 129 x 195.5cm ; 50 3/4 by 77 in
  • Frame: 224 x 158 x 11 cm

Provenance

Vente Sotheby's, Londres, 30 mai 1984, n°190;
Vente Amsterdam, 31 octobre 1989, n°161;
Galerie des Lyons-Samson, Paris, en 1990.

Exhibited

Salon des artistes français, Paris, 1929, n°995, reproduit au catalogue illustré p. 41

Condition

Under UV light, small minor repaints appear scattered on the surface, as well as minor wears. A upside-down V-shape appears on the right hand side : maybe the painter had previously executed a sketch on the canvas he used. Very good overall condition.
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