Lot 1095
  • 1095

PIERRE DUMONT (1884 – 1936) | Tea Party in Garden

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description

  • 25 1/2 by 31 1/2 in.; 64.8 by 80 cm
Tea Party in Garden   Signed A. Jallot (lower right) Oil on canvas

Provenance

Michel Ottin, Paris
Acquired from the above

Condition

The work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. The surface is richly textured. There are some scattered areas of craquelure. The surface is varnished. There are a few scattered pindot holes, likely from a previous tacking edge. Under UV light, there are some uneven layers of varnish visible in the hair of the sitter on the right, but no inpainting is apparent.
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