LOT DETAILS
Materials:
oil on board
Size Notes:
24 x 34 cm; 9 7/16 x 13?in.
Edition:
Painted in 1948.
Description:
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Markings:
signed Estve (lower left) and dated 48 (lower right); signed Estve, dated 48 and titled Figure au chandelier (on the reverse)
Condition:
The work was inspected framed. The work is executed on board and along the intern frame with a green pigment. Impasto is rich along the edges. There are scattered stable craquelures, mostly under the date, on the lower center edge and near the signature. Under very close inspection, UV light does not reveal evidence of retouching. The work is in overall good condition. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.
Literature:
Monique Prudhomme-Estve, Maurice Estve, Catalogue Raisonn de l'oeuvre peint, p. 266, no. 314, illustrated
Provenance:
Jean et Gilberte Lescure Collection Beaussant-Lefvre, Paris, Collection Jean et Gilberte Lescure, 11 dcembre 2009, lot 57 Private Collection