Lot 206
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THÉO VAN RYSSELBERGHE | Amandiers, à contre-jour

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Théo van Rysselberghe
  • Amandiers, à contre-jour
  • signed with the artist's monogram and dated 1918 (lower left); signed Théo van Rysselberghe and titled on the reverse
  • oil on canvas laid down on board
  • 33 by 40.8cm., 13 by 16in.
  • Painted in 1918.

Provenance

Mary Griffith, Dorset (a gift from the artist)
Private Collection, United Kingdom (by descent from the above; sale: Bonhams, London, 4th February 2014, lot 13)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Ronald Feltkamp, Théo van Rysselberghe, Catalogue raisonné 1892-1926, Brussels, 2003, no. 1918-032, illustrated p. 423 (titled Les Amandiers en fleurs)

Condition

Oil on canvas laid down on board; the board is stable. Examination under UV light appears to reveal no signs of retouching. There is some pigment loss at all four corners and a small spot of pigment loss to the right of the date. The upper right corner has a slight horizontal crease. This work is in overall very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Olivier Bertrand and it will be included in his forthcoming Catalogue raisonné.