LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

60.5 by 73.5cm., 23? by 29in.

Edition:

Painted in 1904.

Description:

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Markings:

Ferdinand du Puigaudeau

Condition:

Framed: 85.5 by 98cm., 33? by 38?in. The canvas is not lined and the edges are taped. UV inspection reveals a thick and in places uneven and slightly discoloured varnish through which the UV light cannot fully penetrate, but there do appear to be some areas and lines of historic retouching along the edges, the most prominent of which include a possible area to the upper right corner and and an L-shaped line (approximately 4cm in length) to the upper part of the right edge, which appears to relate to a repaired tear. The canvas is slightly undulating at all four corners and there are pin-sized holes to parts of the extreme edges with tiny associated paint losses. There are some fine lines of craquelure in places. This work is in overall good condition.

Literature:

Antoine Laurentin, Ferdinand du Puigaudeau, Paris, 1989, vol. I, no. 58, illustrated in colour p. 100

Provenance:

Georges Marciano, Beverley Hills, Los Angeles Sale: Jean-Louis Picard, Paris, 5th July 1994, lot 151 Acquired by the present owner in the 1990s