Lot 52
  • 52

Henri Charles Manguin

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
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Description

  • Henri Charles Manguin
  • Nu de dos
  • stamped with the signature manguin (lower right)
  • oil on canvas laid down on cardboard
  • 15 1/4 x 23 7/8 in.

Provenance

Madame Henri Manguin, Saint-Tropez (acquired in 1949)
Private collection, France
Galerie de Francony, Nice
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1960s-1970s

Condition

The canvas is laid down on the artist's board. The board is stable. There is no signs of retouching under UV light. There is a network of paint shrinkage where the paint has been applied directly to the board along the upper part of the right edge with some associated flecks of paint loss. There are further fine lines of shrinkage in places. There are tiny flecks of fly spoting most predominately along the upper edge. There is some areas of well preserved impasto. This work is in good condition and could benefit from a light clean.
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