Lot 443
  • 443

HENRY MORET | Le Pêcheur de saumons

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 EUR
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Description

  • Le Pêcheur de saumons
  • signed Henry Moret (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 52,5 x 43,3 cm; 20 5/8 x 17 in.
  • Painted circa 1908-10.

Provenance

Private collection, France (probably gift from the artist)
Private collection, France

Condition

The canvas is not lined and slightly loose. Examination under UV light reveals a dot of fluorescence towards the upper right corner in the highest cloud. There are some scattered hairline lines of craquelure, only visible under close inspection. Colours are fresh and vivid. Impasto is nice and well preserved. This work is in overall very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

This work will be included in the Henry Moret catalogue raisonné being prepared by Jean-Yves Rolland.