Lot 153
  • 153

Jean-Paul Laurens

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jean-Paul Laurens
  • le chemin de la Maloche
  • signed and dated Jean Paul Laurens / 1878 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 48 by 65cm., 19 by 25½in.

Provenance

Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London
Sale: Christie's, London, 23 March 1984, lot 77
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Original canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible under a varnish. Apart from a discoloured varnish, some scattered surface dirt, some light frame rubbings , notably along the extreme right edge, and a small tear to the canvas at the lower right (approx. 2cm.), this work is in very good condition, with a strong surface and rich colours. Held in a decorative, muted gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame with a name plate.
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