Lot 54
  • 54

Emile Chambon

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 CHF
bidding is closed

Description

  • Emile Chambon
  • Antoine et Cléopâtre, 1960
  • Signed and dated lower right
  • Oil on panel
  • 79 x 109 cm (sight size)

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland (purchased directly from the artist by the current owner)

Condition

Frame with no glazing. There is pigment loss on the far right side and upper middle of the panel. There is some accretion on the middle of the right margin of the panel. There are drill holes on the upper left, upper right and lower right corners, as well as on the upper and far right side of the panel.
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Catalogue Note

This work by Chambon references numerous works inspired by mythology. These myths offer various possible interpretations without compromising their fundamental, timeless meaning.