Lot 171
  • 171

LÉON DE SMET | Femme au miroir

Estimate
45,000 - 55,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Léon De Smet
  • Femme au miroir
  • signed Léon de Smet and dated 1915 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 68.2 by 50.6cm., 26 7/8 by 19 7/8 in.
  • Painted in 1915.

Provenance

Private Collection, Norway
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Condition

The canvas is not lined. UV light examination reveals three spots of retouching towards the centre of the lower edge and a few further spots and lines of retouching relating to frame rubbing. There are a few flecks of paint loss along the upper edge. The impasto is thick and well preserved and this work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Piet Boyens.