Lot 609
  • 609

Adrien Jean Le Mayeur De Merprès 1880-1958

Estimate
2,000,000 - 2,800,000 HKD
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Description

  • Adrien Jean Le Mayeur De Merprès
  • Temple De Bancal
  • numbered and titled Nr. 20 Temple de Bancal on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 75.5 by 90cm.; 29½ by 35¼in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner

Exhibited

Museum Nusantara, Delft, The Netherlands, 30 March-27 August 2006

Literature

Jop Ubbens and Cathinka Huizing, Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès: Painter-Traveller, Pictures Publishers, 1995, Wijk en Aalburg, 1995, p.140, colourplate 211 

Condition

The painting and canvas are in good condition. The canvas is clear and taut and no retouching was detected upon examination under ultraviolet light. The paint layers are intact and in stable condition.
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Catalogue Note

In original carved wooden frame of the artist