Lot 473
  • 473

Jean Dufy

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jean Dufy
  • Le Bassin de la Manche au Havre
  • signed Jean Dufy and inscribed Mon Havre (towards lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 73 by 60cm., 28 3/4 by 23 5/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie Jacques Bailly, Paris
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner in 1999

Literature

Jacques Bailly, Jean Dufy, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre, Paris, 2002, vol. I, no. B.29, illustrated in colour p. 116

Condition

The canvas is lined. Examination under UV light reveals an area of re-touching to the lower part of the left edge (approx. 2cm. long) and another area (approx. 2 by 2cm.) to the upper right quadrant. There is further fluorescence to the sky which appears to relate to the original pigments used. There is some rubbing along all four edges and two small holes along the right edge. This work is in overall good condition, and would benefit from a light clean.
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