LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

27½ by 31½ in.

Edition:

Executed circa 1928-30.

Description:

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Condition:

The canvas is unlined. The lines are crisp and the colors are fresh. The canvas is loose on its stretcher. One point of impact in the blue pigments of the figure's dress. Minor studio stains throughout. Under UV: there is one repaired tear to the canvas in the in the central male figure's jacket hem with an associated 1.5 inch area of inpainting. Another nailhead sized area of inpainting in the upper right corner in the background. Minor abrasion to the lower left edge. This work is in overall very good condition. Framed: 35 1/8 by 38 7/8 in. (89.4 by 98.7 cm.)

Provenance:

Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris (acquired from the estate of the artist) Fischer Fine Art, London Private Collection, Europe Christie's London, 17 October 2000, lot 77 (consigned by the above) Acquired from the above by the present owner