Lot 125
  • 125

Félix-François-Georges-Philibert Ziem

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description

  • Félix-François-Georges-Philibert Ziem
  • Coup de canon dans le bassin, Venise
  • Signé en bas à droite Ziem ; Porte au dos le n°1086
  • Huile sur toile
  • 50 x 83 cm ; 19 1/2 by 32 5/8 in

Provenance

Galerie Barbizon, Paris ;
Acquis par le père des propriétaires actuels dans les années 1950-1960

Literature

Anne Burdin-Hellebranth, Félix Ziem 1821-1911, 1998, n°256 reproduit p. 101

Condition

The artist's canvas has been secured with a strip-lining along the four tacking edges There is a faint pattern of hairline craquelure. There is a tiny hole in the upper left quadrant, visible in the catalogue illustration. Ultra violet light reveals quite extensive spots and strokes of retouching in the left half of the sky, a thin vertical restoration above the rightmost mast of the central ship, and more minor scattered spots elsewhere. Under normal light the painting presents well overall. Presented in a decorative gilt frame with floral motifs
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