MOÏSE KISLING | Portrait d'Ernest Rouvier

Ernest Rouvier, Marseilles
Mija Rouvier, France
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 22, 1994, lot 30
Paul Lombard, Paris (acquired at the above sale and sold: Artcurial, Paris, Collection Paul Lombard, October 10, 2017, lot 50)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Marseilles, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louis Audibert et ses amis, 1975, no. 161

Jean Kisling & Jean Dutourd, Kisling 1891-1953, Paris, 1995, vol. III, no. 73, illustrated p. 136

It has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. The canvas is not lined and is slightly undulating. There is a milky varnish preventing UV light from fully penetrating, however examination under UV light appears to reveal lines and dots of retouching along the extreme edges and a few further spots of retouching in places, notably to the model's hair, towards the centre of the left edge and to the model's jacket. There are webs of craquelure throughout the composition, most predominately in the background. There is a speck of paint loss in the green pigment to the upper right quadrant (approx. 8.5 cm from right edge and 7.5 cm from upper edge) and a few further smaller specks of paint losses in places. There is a line of light discoloration (approx. 1 cm wide), probably related with retouching, along the extreme edges. There is some frame rubbing along the extreme edges. This work is in overall good condition.
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This work will be included in the forthcoming Tome IV et Additifs aux Tomes I, II et III of the Moïse Kisling catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Marc Ottavi.