LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

18? by 21¾ in.

Edition:

Executed in 1912.

Description:

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Markings:

signed A. Lhote. (lower right); signed A. Lhote and dated 1912 (on the reverse)

Condition:

This work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined. The pigments are bright and fresh. There are three pindot losses in the upper left quadrant, and another in the dusty purple element in the center right area. The pigment has been applied in such a way that there are multiple pindot bumps, which is inherent to the artist's process. Under UV light: one area of inpainting approximately 2 inches long along the bottom edge right, in the brown pigments between the two men's feet. Framed: 27? by 31 in. (70.3 by 78.7 cm.)

Literature:

Nane Bettex-Cailler, "Art-Documents," Les Cahiers d’Art-Documents, no. 122, 1960, Pully-Lausanne, no. 2, p. 7

Provenance:

Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Salmon, London (acquired by 1959) Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York (acquired by 1976) Acquavella Galleries, Caracas Artcurial Paris, 8 December 2003, lot 36 Acquired from the above by the present owner