Lot 198
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ALBERT ANDRÉ | L'Estaque, route de la corniche, le soir. Marine

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Albert André
  • L'Estaque, route de la corniche, le soir. Marine
  • signed Albert André and dated 94 at a later date (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 65.7 by 81.5cm., 25 3/4 by 32in.
  • Painted in 1894.

Provenance

Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired directly from the artist in 1899)
Durand-Ruel, New York (acquired from the above in 1900)
Madame d'Alayer (by descent from the above in 1949)
Sale: Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, 28th November 1964, lot 1451
Sale: Auktionhaus Kaupp, Salzburg, 26th September 2015, lot 4283
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Grand Palais, 11ème exposition de la Société des artistes indépendants, 1895, no. 9 (titled Route de la Corniche le soir à l’Estaque)

Condition

The canvas is not lined and examination under UV light reveals no signs of retouching. There is some pigment shrinkage, primarily to the sky, and some craquelure in places. Some pigment loss to the extreme edges, consistent with frame abrasion. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue critique de l’œuvre d’Albert André currently being prepared by Flavie Durand-Ruel, Béatrice Roche & Alain Girard.