EMILE-FRANÇOIS CHAMBON | Rencontre surprise, 1965

Philippe Clerc, Emile Chambon, La magie du réalisme, Geneva and Paris, 2011, p. 153, no. 153, ill.

The work has not been relined. Circular craquelures in the upper/middle left quadrant. Craquelures in the upper right corner. Diagonal scratch of circa 2 cm above the cat and another small one below. Abrasions in the corners and along the upper left border. Some retouching visible under the UV light, one of circa 3 cm in diagonal in the upper right quadrant, one of circa 1.5 cm on the right hand side and two small ones of circa 1 cm each along the right side of the garage door, one below the street panel in the craquelure area in the upper left quadrant. Some minor retouching in the man's trousers and next to his right arm. Diagonal retouching of circa 3 cm next to the woman's foot. In good condition.
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Emile Chambon depicts himself with one of his favourite models, Liliane, in a humorous composition in which he combines the surprise of the meeting with the Geneva "no parking" sign.